My ex-husband is refusing to let me have my son for the summer.

[pdrabe]

I moved to Arkansas from Indiana January 12, 2010. My ex-husband has custody, only because I missed my court date. I have not seen my son since I left because I have been unable to get back to Indiana. I was planning to finally take a bus up to see him and bring him back with me for the summer, but my ex-husband told me I couldn't have him. What can I do?

 

[army judge]

I moved to Arkansas from Indiana January 12, 2010. My ex-husband has custody, only because I missed my court date. I have not seen my son since I left because I have been unable to get back to Indiana. I was planning to finally take a bus up to see him and bring him back with me for the summer, but my ex-husband told me I couldn't have him. What can I do?

If there is a custody order, what does it say about visitation?

It appears that your husband has full custody.

If he does, he is within his righst to deny you visitation.

If there is a custody order, it might not permit the child to leave the state with anyone but dad.

You need an attorney.

Or, you can try represent yourself.

You have one strike against you.

You missed the previous court proceeding.

Judges don't take kindly to that.

It shows little concern for your child.

So, until you go to court and try to get visitation, dad seems to be in control.

Read the custody order.

That will determine how you should proceed!

 

[mightymoose]

I moved to Arkansas from Indiana January 12, 2010. My ex-husband has custody, only because I missed my court date. I have not seen my son since I left because I have been unable to get back to Indiana. I was planning to finally take a bus up to see him and bring him back with me for the summer, but my ex-husband told me I couldn't have him. What can I do?

Absent a court order requiring him to allow your son to go to Arkansas, your ex is within his rights to prevent his son leaving the state. You need a visitation order from the court that accounts for your new residence. Until you get that your ex is in the driver's seat.

If you were to go to Indiana and pick up your son and transport him out of the state without his father's consent then you could make things a lot worse for yourself.