Child custody cases can get very messy if both parents are fighting for sole custody. But what if one parent is granted custody in one county, and another is granted custody in a different county?
It recently happened to an Encinitas man. Doug Rhodes told NBC 7/39 he became the victim of a legal loophole, called jurisdiction shopping.
"She's my life, you know. I love her more than anything in this world," Rhodes said about his 7-year-old daughter Katarissa.
He said he's spent thousands of dollars fighting in court for sole custody.
"To go back and forth, the chaos and confusion for my daughter, it's just been too much," Rhodes said.
After four years in court, a San Diego judge gave him full custody. The judge also gave Katarissa's mom, Stephani Bolton visitation rights on Sundays. But on July 8, Rhodes said all of that changed. When he went to pick up Katarissa at school, he was met by a San Diego County sheriff's deputy.
Monday, August 4, 2008
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