Will i be charged with kidnapping if i keep my child outside my court ordered time frame

Thank you for your question. If you keep a child outside of a court-ordered timeframe/beyond the parenting time schedule which is embodied in the terms of a court order, you are in breach of the order, and depending upon the circumstances, may be subject to remedies in civil or criminal court. The other party could call the police for a return of the child. The fact that one party may have deviated from the plan at some point does not mean that the plan no longer has to be followed. Only changes to a plan, in writing and incorporated in an agreement made part of a court order can supersede the contents of a prior order. If you would like to explore the possibility of negotiating a Consent Order with your child’s mother to change the plan already in place, or to explore how to file an application with the court amending the prior order to expand your parenting time, please schedule a consult a family law attorney.