What is the name of your state? VA
Hello all - I have a situation where my ex (has custody of child) decided to move to Oklahoma on a whim and the court let her go. However, they are required to come back for a custody hearing in Sept. I wanted to get some opinions on what would happen in court. See fact below.
1) We have joint legal custody, ex has primary physical custody.
2) Ex has remarried and I am currently living w/Girlfriend of 4 years.
3) Ex previously lived in VA and I live in MD.
4) Additional Facts: In May of 04 (I lived in NY at the time), I told ex that I was moving to the DC area to be closer to my son. The next day she called and told me that her and her husband were moving to Albany, NY. She moved to Albany in June of 04. At the end of the summer, I wanted to know where my son would be starting school and she told me a school in VA. She stated that she never said she was moving to NY. In Aug. 04 she moved back to VA. Apparently, she wanted to see if I would stay in NY or something, she just wanted to be a pain. So the I was deployed in Sept of 04 to Iraq. I went to my son's first day of kindergarten, ex did not, stating that it is just kindergarten. I was deployed in late September and returned home in May of 05. This is when I moved to MD w/Girlfriend. I went to my son's school to talk to the teacher and see how he was doing. I found out that my son was the only one in the class that didn't have his reading log filled out (state mandated). This is a log that the parents are supposed to complete.
5) For his kidergarten school year, son was at school for both the before school program and the after school program (about 7am to 6pm). I don't undetsand why considering that my ex doesn't work. She was taking some classes, but not full time and she does have a husband too. I don't fell that there is any good reason for my son to be in school for that long.
6) In July 05, my ex decided that she wanted to move with here husband to Oklahoma. He asked to be transferred by his job. In her letter to the court she just stated that her husband was transferred. We know that it was asked for, because his company prides themselves on no madatory relocations. Also, he jsut happened to be tranferred to the store in the same neighborhood as ex's brother. So they will be living with her brother.
POINT: Do you think that i have a good chance of getting custody of my son? Doesn't she have to prove that moving to OK was in the best interest of child not just parent? Do you think that the court will look badly upon the fact that I'm living with my Girlfriend of 4 years? Can anyone please giv eme some advice?
SORRY SO LONG - Thanks for listening!
Hello all - I have a situation where my ex (has custody of child) decided to move to Oklahoma on a whim and the court let her go. However, they are required to come back for a custody hearing in Sept. I wanted to get some opinions on what would happen in court. See fact below.
1) We have joint legal custody, ex has primary physical custody.
2) Ex has remarried and I am currently living w/Girlfriend of 4 years.
3) Ex previously lived in VA and I live in MD.
4) Additional Facts: In May of 04 (I lived in NY at the time), I told ex that I was moving to the DC area to be closer to my son. The next day she called and told me that her and her husband were moving to Albany, NY. She moved to Albany in June of 04. At the end of the summer, I wanted to know where my son would be starting school and she told me a school in VA. She stated that she never said she was moving to NY. In Aug. 04 she moved back to VA. Apparently, she wanted to see if I would stay in NY or something, she just wanted to be a pain. So the I was deployed in Sept of 04 to Iraq. I went to my son's first day of kindergarten, ex did not, stating that it is just kindergarten. I was deployed in late September and returned home in May of 05. This is when I moved to MD w/Girlfriend. I went to my son's school to talk to the teacher and see how he was doing. I found out that my son was the only one in the class that didn't have his reading log filled out (state mandated). This is a log that the parents are supposed to complete.
5) For his kidergarten school year, son was at school for both the before school program and the after school program (about 7am to 6pm). I don't undetsand why considering that my ex doesn't work. She was taking some classes, but not full time and she does have a husband too. I don't fell that there is any good reason for my son to be in school for that long.
6) In July 05, my ex decided that she wanted to move with here husband to Oklahoma. He asked to be transferred by his job. In her letter to the court she just stated that her husband was transferred. We know that it was asked for, because his company prides themselves on no madatory relocations. Also, he jsut happened to be tranferred to the store in the same neighborhood as ex's brother. So they will be living with her brother.
POINT: Do you think that i have a good chance of getting custody of my son? Doesn't she have to prove that moving to OK was in the best interest of child not just parent? Do you think that the court will look badly upon the fact that I'm living with my Girlfriend of 4 years? Can anyone please giv eme some advice?
SORRY SO LONG - Thanks for listening!
