My question involves a child custody case from the State of: Florida
Here is my issue. I have a son with someone I was never married to. I never took him to court for child support as we had a mutual agreement as to what was "fair." I never saw it as fair but if I hadn't agreed, he would've given me nothing. He also paid for aftercare. He lived within 15 minutes of my home and only saw him once every two weeks. His contract ended and now he has a new contract with a new company in another state. I had strict rules for my son and when he had him those rules went out the window, despite the fact he (father) would agree to the rules. It was a whole other ballgame when my son visited. I want to file for full custody of my son for two reasons 1) I have a job opportunity that will provide me a better of quality of life elsewhere and now that his father is no longer in the state, I want the freedom to take on the opportunity and 2) I want control of my son's education, his upbringing, his health and without having to seek permission from his father. Now that he is out of the state, I feel I can move on with my life and take my child with me without requiring his father's permission. His father will still be able to know where we live, etc and I am also seeking court ordered child support. Can anyone tell me what are my chances for success?

