Have you tried talking to your ex about this? Can you work out some sort of alternate visitation? It sounds as though one of the main issues here is that you would like to get support. You can get support without going to a lawyer if the two of you are able to agree on an amount and sign a consent order in the presence of a child support officer.
No, you do not have to have an attorney to change the custody situation. You can work it out yourselves or you can represent yourself in court.
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I have one child with my ex-husband. For nearly 3 years we have been able to work things out on our own as far a visitation with our child. We never had a court ordered agreement and I do not recieve child support. My ex is now remarried and both he and his wife work varying shifts and are very rarely able to take care of my son all of the 2 1/2 days a week that they have him…they usually end of dumping him off at a babysitter. Due to this situation, and the fact that my son starts kindergarten next year, I want primary custody and child support and my ex husband can have him every other weekend. Do I have to have an attorney to do this?