I have been married for over twenty years, and have been living seperately from my estranged husband for over a year and we have four children, two of which are minors. If I decided to move out of state to be closer to family, could I be in trouble with the law?? I am not moving to be vindictive, but he does not financially support our kids and this separation is taking a toll on me health-wise.
2006-06-15 12:08:38 · 6 answers · asked by Ms.BusyBody 4 in Family & Relationships ➔ Other - Family & Relationships
Have you filed or is there an existing petition that would show that your are legally separated? Is there a temporary parenting agreement? Then you just might get into trouble with the law.
2006-06-15 12:13:20 · answer #1 · answered by ntoriano 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes you can move anyplace you want as long as no legal papers have been filed. There is nothing stopping you from moving any time you feel like it. You may want to check with an attorney in the state you live in, but I doubt he will tell you anything different.
I was a police officer for many years and when there was no legal papers giving a parent custody of the children then we could not do anything about either one of the parents refusing to give the other one the children.
2006-06-15 12:19:56 · answer #2 · answered by mmuscs 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i don't know where you live, but that's kidnapping in all 50 states, you need permission. i would suggest going the legal route. go to court, and get primary physical custody, after that, you should be able to ,but if the father is part of the child or childrens life, then you must first consider the effects this will have on your kids, before how being away from your family effects you.if he is not giving them financial support of his own free will, take him to court. if you have done this, and gotten a support order issued to him, and he is in violation, try reporting his whereabouts, and workplaces to your states division of child services, prefferably to the enforcement officer in charge of the case. whatever you do though, make sure you are doing the right thing for your children first.
2006-06-15 12:28:45 · answer #3 · answered by syds_dad_420 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can't legally "take" the kids, but since you are not divorced yet, you have full legal custody of the minors in your family, meaning you can take them with you. However, if your husband presses charges or takes you to court for either a divorce settlement or some other reason the custody of your two minor children will be in jeopardy.
2006-06-15 12:14:16 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Check your state laws, but when I got divorced I could move before I filed and after it was through, but not during because of the order to not change things or sell anything.
Make sure you check state laws though.
2006-06-15 12:15:46 · answer #5 · answered by wyldfyre 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Call lawyer { ref } and get a pro-boneo lawyer if you have low income or none and let them tell you because each state has different laws.
2006-06-16 08:19:54 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋