Legal Question in Family Law in Louisiana

child custody

son's wife has taken their child out of state witout letting father know she was leaving . the judge has not finished hearing the case . her spouse has been paying support to her and child. he wants son back home. what can be done to get him back? She left 5 days ago, april 29,2004.

need to know law that covers this area thanks


Asked on 5/03/04, 12:41 pm

2 Answers from Attorneys

Andrew Casanave Andrew M. Casanave

Re: child custody

He needs to contact his lawyer immediately to see if he can get an "ex-parte" custody order and also to seek other means to get the child returned.

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Answered on 5/03/04, 12:45 pm
Nick Pizzolatto, Jr. Pizzolatto Law Office

Re: child custody

If the court has not finished hearing the case, then that needs to be done. If the mother was not prohibited from taking the child outside the state, then she has done nothing wrong. If she refuses to allow him to visit, then he needs to take that up with the court as well. Either way he needs to go to his attorney with his concerns. Merely taking the child out of state is not a violation of law.

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Answered on 5/03/04, 1:01 pm


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