Breach of a verbal agreement

The early part of 2002 I was in court with my 14 year old son's mother for paternity results. After the results was read by the judge. The custodial parent requested to talk to me before the case moved any further. We stepped outside the courtroom, and she asked me in front of her new husband if I would sign over my parental rights to them, and she would stop the child support. Okay, about a month later I received a call from thier lawyer asking me for my address to send some legal documents to sign and get notarized. I did my part, but after that I waited about six months and called their lawyer back. She stated to me that she went to court and the judge said that the custodial parent and her new husband have not been married long enough. Okay, I then waited until the end of 2002 and mailed the lawyer a letter requesting information on the case. She never responded back to me. Now, I want to take the custodial parent to court for the breach, but I can't find her. She moved, and changed her phone number. Everything is unlisted. Is it too late to take her to court for this breach?

I don’t know if it’s too late to claim any “breach”, but I am surprised that you are going to divorce court without a lawyer! Your son’s mother has one. You need one to make sure your rights are protected.

Check with the court and her lawyer. As long as there is a court proceeding, the court should know where she is. As long as the lawyer is representing her, the lawyer should know where she is, and you can communicate with the lawyer as if you do her for purposes of serving papers or asking legal questions.

Good luck!