Flight Risk???

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Registered: 07-29-2005
Flight Risk???
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Tue, 05-29-2007 - 3:51pm
Does anyone know what I can do here...brief history...in the middle of custody battle with the ex - the only reason he filed is because he plans or wants to move across the country to be with the GF in Calif...we are in Ohio...Now, I'm not too worried about this...I know he won't get custody...However...My children are 12 and 7...recently my 12 yr old refuses to go to her dads...and he's letting this happen, not fighting or argueing or anything (very unlike him)...he feels like he's losing the 12 yr old and he's working doubly hard at winning over my 7 yr old, buying gifts etc....I know for a fact that he plans on asking me about me keeping my 12 yr old and him taking my 7 yr old (this will never happen in a million years) for numerous reasons...I'm not giving up my son and I will not separate my children...I also know for a fact that he has said that if he has the 7 yr old this will make it easier for him to take off to california....Basically, I'm frightened he will just take off with my kids....(this man thinks he's above the law, and that I won't have the money to fight him or come looking for my chilren) Is there anything I can do If i'm considering him to be a "flight risk"? I will ask my attorney (but they take forever at returning phone calls). Thanks everyone
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Registered: 03-19-2003
Tue, 05-29-2007 - 4:24pm

Well, his attorney should have advised him against this.... doing so will make his look very bad in the eyes of the court WHEN they catch up with him... and they will.


Just to be safe.... do run it by your attorney and let them know about your STBX's inquiry.


Karen ~ wildlucky4me


Karen ~ wildlucky4me ~

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Registered: 03-30-2007
Tue, 05-29-2007 - 5:42pm
Hi, I am from Oh. also. Most divorce papers from Ohio contain a paragraph about leaving the state. If he takes off with the children, it is a federal offence. It is called kidnapping. He will go to jail. Contact your attorney. My brother could not even take his daughter, I seem to remember, more than 150 miles away with out consent.
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Registered: 04-19-2006
Tue, 05-29-2007 - 6:38pm
Many states have language barring one parent from removing the children from the state without consent. But you can also request specific language in your custody agreement - even a temporary one - that bars him from removing the children and making him agree that it is enforcable in all 50 states. Then as another poster said it would be kidnapping.