I divorced my husband 6 years ago in Ca. and was awarded full physical custody of our 2 children (12 and 8) as he did not show up to contest it or ask for visitation of any kind. After our divorce he moved to NY. We have been on good terms and I have sent the children to visit him in NY for the summer in 2005 with the understanding that they were to be returned at the end of the summer. He threatened to keep them, but a week later he sent them home to me.
The kids and I have just recently moved to Washington state and things have been going great with their father, he has seen them several times in Ca. before we moved. I sent them to NY again for the summer to visit with the same understanding that he return them before school starts. Now that it's time to send them home, he's refusing to do so and is making threats to keep them and send them to school out in NY with him.
I have our divorce decree that states I am the custodial parent with full custody of the children, so where do I even begin to address this issue? Do I need to present this situation back in Ca. or NY or in Wa. where I reside?
The kids and I have just recently moved to Washington state and things have been going great with their father, he has seen them several times in Ca. before we moved. I sent them to NY again for the summer to visit with the same understanding that he return them before school starts. Now that it's time to send them home, he's refusing to do so and is making threats to keep them and send them to school out in NY with him.
I have our divorce decree that states I am the custodial parent with full custody of the children, so where do I even begin to address this issue? Do I need to present this situation back in Ca. or NY or in Wa. where I reside?
