Legal Question in Family Law in Maryland
I am not married but a have a child with my boyfriend. If I want to move to another state (where my parents live) and take my child, do I need to file any specific paperwork informing my childs father, because I am taking my child out of state?
1 Answer from Attorneys
I'm assuming that there is presently no court order in which your boyfriend admits he is the child's father, in which case he would have been ordered to pay child support. If that is the case, you are free to move anywhere. If he objects, he would have to go to court, admit paternity, agree to pay support, and resolve issues regarding custody and visitation. Or if you would like him to be under a child support order, which could be enforced by having the payments taken from his paycheck if he gets one, you could do this.