Legal Question in Family Law in Connecticut
My girlfriend's ex husband filed for divorced in Conneticut last year. The divorce is finalized also. She left with her 2 kids before that to her mothers house in texas. Apparently there is a law in connecticut that you cannot leave state lines with children. Im not sure. He filed for divorce and she could not afford to attend the hearing and as a result she lost custodial rights to her kids. The kids now live in Oklahoma with their father who is a real piece of work. She is filing for custody when she saves up the money. We are both currently living in New Jersey. Which state would she need to file in first off? Is there anything legally that we can do about her divorce decree just because she couldn't be there?
1 Answer from Attorneys
If the children have lived for 6 months in OK at the time mom files for a change in custody, then she must file in OK. If they have not been out of CT for 6 months when she files, then she must file in CT.
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