Legal Question in Family Law in Colorado
divorced couple, children and relocation.......
Father signed for mother to move from Colorado to Illinois with their 3 children. Her parents (grandparents) are in Illinois. The mother after being in Illinois for a month wants to move to Texas with children to be with her finance. Her fiance accepted a job offer in Texas and the father wouldn't sign for her to go to Texas. Father is not paying child support and will not sign to give her the permission to move to Texas. He is simply being mean to the mother. She can't support the children if in Colorado or Illinois. She needs to be with her fiance to survive finacially. How can she move to Texas to be with her fiance to be more financially stable? What options does she have to move to Texas from Illinois in order to give the children a better place to live and in more comfort?
2 Answers from Attorneys
Re: divorced couple, children and relocation.......
I don't know about Colorado law, but in Texas, a judge would probably say 'tough'. Especially since this is not even a husband, but a boyfriend. She plans to move the kids AGAIN, and AGAIN based upon her dependence on someone else. A parent can petition the court in Texas to move the children outside of the court's jurisdiction over the objection of the other parent. It can get expensive, and may not be successful. Here, it would be more relevant if the father was exercising visitation, than if he was paying support. By the way, why hasn't she filed on the child support?
Re: divorced couple, children and relocation.......
Just a word of caution, always seek out what court still has jurisdiction over the child. It could be highly possible that Colorado has not given up jurisdiction since the move was not that long ago.
Filing for support is a good idea. However, this alone would not exclude dad's rights.
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