can a father take his kids and leave the state without the mother's permission/?
100894
Well it depends.....   if there is no court stuff going on and no one has been ordered temp custody or perm.custody then the father and mother have equal rights and he can go wherever he wants with the kids but if there is court stuff involved and the mother has temp custody or was awarded perm. custody due to a divorce or through the court then no the father cannot legaly take off with the kids.
463119
Only one person can have legal custody of the children.  Whoever has the most recent custody order has legal custody of the children.  \n\nProvided the court that issued the most recent custody order had jurisdiction to do so, its ruling counts in every state.  \n\nThe basis from this comes from the full faith and credit clause of the constitution.  One state can't ignore a valid ruling from another state.\n\nIf your dad has the most recent custody order and yo go get your kids, its kidnapping, if you take them across state lines, it become a federal offense.  You better make sure you know what you're doing before you take any action.
996145
some of the answers have valid points, the one that you have not maid is if the children are truely yours, this can be tested, It may be difficult to think they are not yours. but you must be sure. as to visitation she must be willing to meet you half way, its the law. as to your inability to pay, you can request that the amounts be adjusted due to your change/loss of income. and third, On a personal note, I find it difficult to swallow that when it comes to children a woman can terminate that child before birth without the father having any legal right to choose to keep the child, yet the mother gets rewarded child support even after she starts another relationship, and can move away making the father and children suffer. the laws need to change. the men never count when it comes to children, the law should require that if the mother chooses to move out of the town where the couple resided together, she should be responsilbe for all cost involved in transportation for the child to visit the father or loose any monitary contribution from the father if she chose to move away.
137146
It mostly depends on what the court said (or you set up) at the time of the divorce and the awarding of custody.  It is possible you have no rights at all, right now.  But you can always go to court to modify the existing arrangement, and you should do so to guarantee you have visitation rights if you have no formal, legal agreement.\n\nThe California Supreme Court issued a ruling just recently which made it easier for a court to allow a custoiial parent to move out of state with the child.
534253
Unless the mother gives up her rights or is considered to be unfit,a man can only get joint custody of the kids.
1027366
Yeah, first you need a lawyer and if the childrens biological father is still alive, he needs to give legal written consent to relinquish his parental rights.  Atleast that is how it is in NY.
857269
Only if the mother has remarried and the new husband wants to adopt the child.A child can not be made "fatherless" in the state of Pa.This is what my lawyer told me.
121866
I think if he has been ordered to pay child support some type of parternity must have been established.  He can go to court and stop you from moving out of state.  I would contact an attorney and talk them about this.  Good luck!
381134
The first guy is right.  I mean everything depends on your personal custody arrangement, but as a general rule you cannot move out of state or, like the 1st guy said, anywhere that will alter the current visitation arrangement.\n\nHOWEVER, if you have sole custody and the father does not regularly visit the child, I would challenge him to take you to court over it.  If he is not an active part in the child's life, he won't get to put his foot down and interfere with your life just to be a jerk.  So if that is the case, the answer will be yes, you can.  The court won't stop you.
953796
No. They don't. Only a judge can legally take away a parent's rights to their children. And a judge will take other things into consideration in addition to nonpayment of child support before deciding whether or not to sever parental rights.
127135
I don't know.  Most states will allow you when have your parents permission
816636
State custody laws differ, but in most cases, no, you are not allowed to take the children out of state.  In order to do so, you must petition the court for a change, and you must give the non-custodial parent time to respond.\n\nYou will probably have a hard time proving that the move will be in the best interest of the children as it inteferes with their access to the other parent (and vice versa).  Most courts would say this would not be in their best interest.\n\nIt really depends on the other parent.  You might try mediation to revise your cutody agreement.  If the non-cust. parent agrees with you, then you can, but get it in writing first.
1106032
Yes but after a certain length of time(I think its different for all states)he can get a divorce without your consent.
1158511
I would certainly try to get full custody in that situation, but the courts might not think it warrants taking the child away from their father and merely tell him not to let them be alone with their grandfather. Also, I would look into getting a restraining order on their grandfather.
23240
Ask both the parents to sign the child over to you.  Then, there will be nothing further that the state can do to take the child away or change the situation.  If the mother is in jail and the father can't support the child, I can't imagine that they wouldn't let the child be with you.
419938
if the mother has custody and the father doesn't and he takes off with her then it is kidnapping. and i don't know what city you live in but you need to get more than just the police involved then, maybe the sheriffs department, state police or FBI, don't take what they say for gospel. kidnapping is still just that kidnapping. felony by the way.it doesn't matter if the baby has the same last name or different either.take his butt to court and have a court order removing all of his rights. sounds like he is a loser anyways.
345263
Without any court order, you can take your son anywhere you want.  I have been in the middle of a battle for some time.  I recommend you really evaluate what you want and what is best for your son.  You should consider how he will look back on this situation and on you.\n\nWith a court order a Judge declares the terms of the custody.  Police and social sevices like welfare then act according to the court order.  If there is no order, the police cannot do anything.  You or your ex could take off with your son and the police will not act.  Now, say you take your son and drop the child off at daycare while you are at work.  Your ex can show up and take the child because she is a parent.  This means that if you want to just take your son and withold custody from the mother, you will need to be able to be with the child 24x7 or hide the child so that she cannot find him until you get a court order granting you full custody.\n\nKeep in mind that the courts are very hesitant to keep a child from either parent unless there is compelling proof that the child is in danger.  In most cases, the court will award 80% custody to the mother if the child is young.  I was lucky in that I was able to take my daughter for 50% of the time while this has been going through the courts.  I am awaiting the judges decision, but all indication is that teh judge will not make a change to an agreemnet that the parents have been living by.  If I had fought my ex over the deal, she would have wound up with the 80% custody and I would have been paying out the a** for child support.\n\nIf the woman is a true danger to your child, then by all means do something right away.  But, if you will have a hard time proving in court that she is a danger, you are better off cutting your losses and tryig to handle this in a very accomidating way.