QUESTION
What legal step does a single mother needs to take if she wants to move to a different state?
Asked on Mar 06th, 2014 on Child Custody - Pennsylvania
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My daughter is a single mother and would like to move to FL from PA with me and her sister. The father is on the birth certificate and there is no court order, domestic relations order or anything legal that declares my daughter as having custody. The father has never lived with my daughter and grandchild since the baby's birth. How do we legally make the move to FL?
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R. Jason de Groot, P.A.
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Florida attorneys are not going to know the law in PA. She needs to consult with an attorney there.
Answered on Mar 06th, 2014 at 10:26 PM
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Sheri Smallwood Chartered
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You need information as to the law in the state where the mother and child are and/or where the father is, not the law where they may be going (FL).
Answered on Mar 06th, 2014 at 10:26 PM
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Ronald Bornstein, Attorney at Law
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This will be a question of PA law, not FL law. Your question doesn't indicate whether the father sees the child or pays any child support, but generally, if the father does not see the child, support the child, and there are no court orders of any kind, then it is more likely than not that she can move where she wants, however, you should confer with a PA attorney to find out exactly what the law is that governs your situation.
Answered on Mar 06th, 2014 at 10:25 PM
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You should really talk to a local divorce lawyer. My basic advice is this. No one has custody of this child until there is a court order. Therefore, you can move to FLA, it is a free country. However, if the father wants custody, he can file a motion for a relocation hearing and bring your daughter into court for the court to determine where the child should live. If this guy has not interest in this child, you may move and never hear from him again. I really don't know all the facts so you should consult with a local lawyer.
Answered on Mar 06th, 2014 at 10:24 PM
William R. Pelger, Attorney Munhall, Pennsylvania 412-461-1900