Legal Question in Family Law in Georgia
My wife left me to an empty house in Georgia and ran to Florida just after our child was born. She then had Child Support filed and set visitation/seperation requirements with child support. She has always refused me to see my child ever since. A few months ago, I had an officer in Florida go by to do a child check. He found the house empty and for sale. A neighbor said she moved but doesn't know where other than a few cities away. I called the city police there and told them I'd been looking for them for over a week and he told me get a lawyer.. on a missing persons! She's required by child support to provide current address and the same to me. Now I want to just divorce her since reconciliation apparently won't happen but I don't know where she is and previous attempts at divorce have been refused by her. Now I'm stuck with no idea where my wife and child are and can't see my child or know her well being. What can I do!! Child support tells me call cops, cops tell me nothing they can do! It's basically kidnap, but I'd rather just get this divorce done and find where she is! PLEASE help. I am desperate.
1 Answer from Attorneys
The folks at child support are not your lawyers and their "advice", which was likely illegal (practicing law without a license), was of course wrong. This is a civil matter and the police don't help with civil disputes. You need to retain a lawyer (in Florida), and your post here to Georgia lawyers is not going to be seen there. Even if it were, you can't hire a lawyer via web posts. Separately, you need to use your resources to locate her, and a lawyer should have ideas as to that. No, it isn't kidnapping, but yes you have remedies. None will likely be accomplished without legal counsel, which does have a cost. In the meantime, keep paying support.
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