M.B.
Well for one thing, you cannot control whether or not her Father has a relationship with his daughter. But, you can make sure he pays child support. I suggest going to Cabinet for families and Children and telling them you have an absent parent who is not contributing financially and you want to see about insuring he pays support. You should also be able to get back support from when the divorce was final. As for the attitude, I feel for you. I have an 11 1/2 year old that already has one. I take things away and usually it works because he is young I guess. I would make the friends leave. It is simple as that. If your daughter leaves, lock her out. Take her keys if she has them. Take away things that mean the most to her. I remember once my Mom took away my makeup. It pissed me off, I did not have any way of gettng my own. I know she can use her friends, but it would be a lot more conveinent for her to have her own back. Take away things that make her life difficult to do without. Hopefully, she will come around.