Legal Question in Family Law in Colorado
Child Custody
I want to move to Colorado in the spring. I want to take my child with me. Can I file for custody when I get there so I will not be tied up in the Virginia court system? Can my child's father stop me from leaving the state of VA and moving out to CO?
Asked on 12/05/01, 4:14 pm
1 Answer from Attorneys
Michael Hendrickson
Law Office Michael E. Hendrickson
Re: Child Custody
Your husband cannot stop you from going to Colorado yourself but he can prevent you from removing the child to Colorado with a Virginia court order. If you take the child to Colorado before your husband
obtains a Virginia order to prevent that action, and you then file for custody in Colorado, then that state will be the jurisdiction which ultimately determines the custody issue.
Answered on 12/06/01, 9:26 am