Legal Question in Family Law in Texas

We have joint custody with me as the Primary Custodial Parent. I live in Indiana (recently moved) and he lives in Texas. The paperwork was filed and granted in Texas before I moved. Our child came with me, paperwork filed at the courthouse showing father agreed to the move PRIOR to moving.
He has not paid any child support as the decree reads, over 7 months.
he visited her this last weekend, and even asked her to fly home with him.
She is 13 years old: she refused, but said she was torn up by what he said.
He told her that a 13 year old can decide where to live and who to live with. That a judge will do what she wants, and no one can stop her from moving to one parent or the other.
Is that completely true?
I am waiting for the residency requirements to be met to transfer the case to the Indiana county I live in.
Until then, what are my options: besides the 1300 miles apart

Asked on 4/05/10, 11:45 am

Mark Dunn Mark D. Dunn

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What he told your daughter is false.

Decisions in a family law case involving children are based on the best interest of the children, not what the child wants.

Answered on 4/10/10, 5:38 pm

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