can wife take kids?

[ryan_bugbee]

my wife wants to go away with the kids to another state, can she do that? and if not is there anything legal i can do to stop her?

 

[CdwJava]

my wife wants to go away with the kids to another state, can she do that? and if not is there anything legal i can do to stop her?

If there is not a court order (custody, restraining, etc.) preventing her from doing so, then she probably can. Whether she can make this a permanent move or not might depend on the specifics of your state's laws. But, without any custody orders in place, she can legally do just about anything.

- Carl

 

[Duranie]

If you are not divorced and there are no court orders, either of you have full rights to the kids. She can probably technically take the kids, but a judge may heavily frown upon that and her state she moves to will not have jurisdiction until she has been there for at least 6 months. So you could file for divorce and for custody or return of the kids in your state, and she would have to return to your state for all hearings.

 

[kristin_bugbee]

Yes, I can.

Yes, I can take Hunter. Deal with it.