I am moving from Louisiana to Texas. I have purchased a home and the closing date is December 10th.
The problem is, I have an 8 yr old daughter that (my court papers say) I share joint custody .....but, we have not heard from her father in over a year. He has not had any visitation nor has he tried to contact her since christmas last year. He has made 3 child support payments in 3 years with the last being Oct of 2006. He does not have a job nor a house. The last place I knew of him living was with his fathers girlfriend.
I looked up online (and called an attorney to make sure that I have to do this just to cover my butt) and found out that my responsibility is that I must notify the father by sending him a" notice to relocate letter" to his last known address by certified mail. I sent the letter to the girlfriends house this morning but I still am unsure of his whereabouts. Soooooooooo what if we hear nothing back - does that free me to move?????
2007-11-19 07:11:56 · 6 answers · asked by spoildrotn 2 in Family & Relationships ➔ Marriage & Divorce
Contact your lawyer or the judge who worked on your case just to be sure. If you can't find him I would assume there is not too much you can do about it. You can't stop your life just because someone doesn't want to be found. But, like I said, contact someone in the law system to be sure and to save your butt just in case he turns up after you move and fights it.
2007-11-19 07:41:51 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is true about sending him a letter at least 30 days in advance that your moving. Call a lawyer and get more info. If you haven't heard from in three years it doesn't matter. You have to do everything legally. Good luck!
2007-11-19 07:26:37 · answer #2 · answered by Nikki 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes
2007-11-19 07:43:24 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes.
2007-11-19 07:15:21 · answer #4 · answered by monicanena 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It all depends upon what it says in your divorce/custody/support papers. WHY didn't you check on all of this BEFORE you started househunting?
"what if we hear nothing back"...Ask your lawyer
2007-11-19 07:37:14 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ask your lawyer, or the judge.
2007-11-19 07:20:15 · answer #6 · answered by Sweet Suzy 777! 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋