Change in Child Custody

[maryj74]

My exhuband and I have decided that our son needs to spend more time with him. My exhusband is in the military and lives in Germany, with his wife and daughter. We have joint custody of our son. We want to know what document is needed if we are both in agreement of this change in custody. Is there a form what we could get saying that there will be a change for about six months without having to go to court? We were divorced in Colorado, my son and I now live in California.


Mary

 

[Ukiah]

What State has/had Jurisdiction? Colorado or California?

One Question; if your son doesn't like it there will the father agree to send him back?

My Suggestion would be to let your son go for a temporary time say 3 months (during Summer) and see whether he wishes to stay or come home.

From there you can file a Change of Custody agreement with the court which has Jurisdiction over the case.

 

[I AM ALWAYS LIABLE]

My response:

I hope our writer has LOTS and LOTS of money.

In the event father decides junior won't be coming back, the expenses of an International custody battle is going to cost BIG TIME - - and no guarantees, either.

Also, if there is a current custody order, you need to go back to court for any changes in custody that you want or need. If you don't, and you draw up a private agreement, don't depend on the court here in the United States to assist you or to enforce such private agreement, because all the court will have in front of it, and enforce, is the current court ordered custody order. If you decide to relinquish custody on your own, then you'll be on your own.

If you do this correctly from the start, you just might spare yourself, and your son, some grief in the future. Always think "worst case scenario".

IAAL