Legal Question in Family Law in California

Moving children abroad from California

I have 2 kids from my previous

marriage, they live in the US, I now

live in the UK full time. I share joint

custody with their mother, who has

full physical custody of them. They

are currently on their summer break

in the Uk and they have both arrived

saying they have no intention of

returning to their mother in the US.

The divorce and custody was settled

in Ca but they have just been moved

to PA. My ex has no house, only a

rented holiday cottage, no job and no

schools for the kids. I have discussed

this at length with both kids and they

tell me their mother is near to a

nervous breakdown. They currently

visit me every major holiday in odd

years and 6 weeks every summer. I

fly them to the UK for each visit. I

provide the kids with a safe, secure

and comfortable home whilst they

are with me, and I am now capable

of having them to live with me full

time. The kids have contacted their

mother via email but have had no

reply, we have also tried her cell but

get no answer. Where can I go with

this, can I petition a change of

circumstances and petition the court

for physical custody. I am concerned

for their welfare by the stories both

relay to me. Help!

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