I want to move home with my son!

[ldwing777]

What is the name of your state? Virginia
I want to move to Georgia.

I separated from my husband last week. I moved into an apartment here in Virginia just to get away from him. I have a job and mother and family in Georgia. Can my son and I move to Atlanta next week?

I filed for divorce on the day I moved out. Daddy has not asked about our son. And he probably will not.

Please advise. I need to move next week. I cannot afford the apartment and other expenses. I need to move in with my mother.

Thanks

 

[LdiJ]

What is the name of your state? Virginia
I want to move to Georgia.

I separated from my husband last week. I moved into an apartment here in Virginia just to get away from him. I have a job and mother and family in Georgia. Can my son and I move to Atlanta next week?

I filed for divorce on the day I moved out. Daddy has not asked about our son. And he probably will not.

Please advise. I need to move next week. I cannot afford the apartment and other expenses. I need to move in with my mother.

Thanks

Legally you certainly can move. The problem is, is that if you do you open the door for dad to fight you for custody. He may be able to get the judge to order you to return the child to VA....then if you don't move back you can lose custody. Its better if you get either written permission from dad to move, or get the permission of the court.

 

[ldwing777]

VA,

Thank you for the quick reply.

I have a lawyer and he said I needed to give the Dad a 30 day notice. The Dad is not responding to my court orders. He has not even seen a lawyer. How long would I have to wait to get a judge's permission. How would I get a judge's permission?

 

[ldwing777]

Also, what happens if I do leave and Dad finally gets a lawyer and demands me to come back? If I have primary custody and want to keep it, does this mean I have to move back too? Does this change the custody arrangements? By the way he has not replied to my custody and visitation proposal. And, he has not requested to see the baby.

 

[bigsis3]

Sister needs help

My sister has two girls and was not married to their father. She is now having a hard time supporting herself and her two girls, we have offered her the opportunity to move in with us but that would mean that she would have to move out of state. Her x does not pay child support, or have visitation with the girls, what does she need to do to move out of state with them?

 

[AHA]

My sister has two girls and was not married to their father. She is now having a hard time supporting herself and her two girls, we have offered her the opportunity to move in with us but that would mean that she would have to move out of state. Her x does not pay child support, or have visitation with the girls, what does she need to do to move out of state with them?

You have to start your own thread. This is ldwing777's thread for HER legal issue.

 

[stealth2]

You really are expecting things to move much more quickly than they normally do. You do not currently HAVE court orders, if you just filed last week. Dad would normally have 20-30 days to respond - he doesn't have to do it on your schedule.

You can expect that as soon as you give him the 30 day notice, he will file immediately to bar you from removing the child from the state. It is extremely likely that a judge will order the child to remain in state until a hearing can be scheduled. If you have moved prior to his request being heard, it is quite possible that you will be ordered to return the child. Frankly, it would be stupid to up and move w/o taking care of this first.

You also have no real way of knowing whether he's spoken with an attorney or not. You're divorcing him - don't expect him to share with you what information HE's received or what his strategy might be.