Legal Question in Family Law in California

can i take my children out of state on vacation if im separated frome my husband?


Asked on 8/02/09, 2:23 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys

Lyle Johnson Bedi and Johnson Attorneys at Law

The answer to your question depends upon facts that you have not inclueded.

If a petition for dissolution or legal separation has not been filed, and there is no court order, then you have the right to take the children out of state for a vacation.

If a petition for dissolution or legal separation has been filed then yo cannot remove the children from the state of California without the written consent of you husband or a court order.

If there is a court order for custody and visitation then the terms of the court order are controlling.

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Answered on 8/02/09, 9:25 pm


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