Legal Question in Family Law in California

My ex husband has custody of our 2 children ages 10 and 11 and lives in Australia. The children are Australian citizens. I live in the USA and am a New Zealand citizen my husband is American. We have an Australian court order knee deep to protect mine and the childrens contact and our relationship however he has breeched it in every way. Since he remarried things have gone from bad to worse. Now the children want to live with me in the USA. What can I do? How can I work with the family law court in Australia from


Asked on 1/03/11, 11:08 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Tina Chen Law Office of Tina Chen

You will need to hire an attorney in Australia or hire an attorney in the US that is familiar with international law. If the court order is in Australia and the kids remain in Australia, you need to go through the courts in Australia to have the order modified. Good Luck.

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Answered on 1/11/11, 3:48 pm


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