Legal Question in Family Law in California
My ex-wife lives in CA, I live in UT. During this summer while I had custody of my 10 year old son, my ex-wife moved, she called my son and told him the city, but I have not been contacted by her before or after the move was made (3rd time this has happened) I have a P.O. Box that I send child payments too. She is currently seperated from her 2nd husband, is not working nor is she carrying insurance on my son as per the custody agreement. Child Protective Services has been at her home twice, without me ever being notified, she informed me months later on top of the Navy did a strip search of my son on a different occasion when they suspected abuse, again I was never notified until several months later. My son does not want to go back to his mother and I feel that she has violated her custody agreement numerous times. What can I do
2 Answers from Attorneys
You should consult with an attorney. If she still resides in California then you would file a OSC with a request for a temporary restraining order that you son remain in your custody pending a court hearing.
You should immediately file a motion to modify the current custody order and gain temporary custody pending the hearing. You should retain an attorney because otherwise you will be making several trips to California before this is over. Good Luck, Pat McCrary