Legal Question in Family Law in Canada

We presume that there is no Court Order in place giving your family custody. If tyhat is so, there is no law preventing you from simply removing your child and taking her home with you. If you decide to do so, you should put into place a before and after schoold care plan, prepare a budget and plan for caring for your daughter, arrange school, and be prepared to show anyone who inquires that you are capable and competent. Whether or not you should allow access by your family (they may have access and then keep your daughter, refusing to return her) is a question that you should ask the lawyer you retain to assist you; so is the question of whether or not you should even let them know where you live with your daughter. You should be prepared for the possibility that if you do remove your daughter your family may make an application for custody and accuse you of drug and/or alcohol abuse, so you should arange for drug and alcohol testing now, and keep it up regularly (your lawyer will tell you how often) so as to show you are and have been substance free. Consult a lawyer as soon as possible.