Legal Question in Family Law in Tennessee

Re: Changing child custody with out of state parent

Divorced parents always look on the optimistic side relative to custody matters. If you sign temporary custody over to your ex-wife, you can bet that she is going to keep your son when the "temporary" period is over. If you let her have temporary custody, you need to be mentally prepared that the child will testify in court that he wants to stay with her permanently, and that you will lose custody of him. That may not be a horrible outcome if he is actually happier with her. Courts are always obligated to look for the best interests of the child. You will want to mail an Agreed Order to the court that gave you custody of your son and have the court sign the Agree Order stating that your ex-wife can have temporary custody. But when the order expires, don't be surprised if your ex-wife refuses to return your son. You can also specify in the Agreed Order that neither you nor your ex-wife will pay or owe child support to the other.

Michael A. S. Guth

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