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    Aug 5, 2009, 04:17 PM

    The court clerk in the state that the adoption was filed or in the state that the mother & child live in?
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    Aug 5, 2009, 04:18 PM
    Oh, I realize that you mean we can talk to the clerk about getting a copy of the ruling.
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    Aug 5, 2009, 04:30 PM

    The court clerk where the hearing was held.
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    Aug 5, 2009, 04:32 PM

    What about visitation? Do we file in her lawyer's state or the state where she and the child lives? We do not have her address and I am not entirely sure of what city they live in. I can get in touch with her on the computer but I am sure she will not give me any information on their location.
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    Aug 5, 2009, 04:36 PM

    If the original custody order was issued where your husband lives now, then you file there. If both parents have moved, then the courts where the child resides have jurisdiction.
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    Aug 5, 2009, 04:40 PM

    Any idea how I could find out where that is? She says that she has the same lawyer which is in a different state than either of us live. Is there some kind of legal action we can take to find their location?
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    Aug 5, 2009, 05:12 PM

    Her address should be in the court papers.
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    Aug 5, 2009, 05:17 PM

    Any of the papers that we have only has her lawyer's address. I will call and see if we can get a copy of the adoption ruling and maybe I can get some information then.
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    Aug 5, 2009, 05:21 PM

    Keep us posted
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    Aug 5, 2009, 05:22 PM

    I will. Thanks!
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    #31

    Aug 6, 2009, 03:37 PM

    I called the county in which the adoption proceedings were. They told me that visitation had to be handled through the county in which the child lived. I called the county in which I think they live & they told me that we needed to hire an attorney. She said that we could file for visitation with out a lawyer if we knew how but that they weren't lawyers so they couldn't help. Any one have any ideas on how we could do this? Hiring a lawyer in another state just seems a bit much to do unless we necessarily have to.
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    Aug 7, 2009, 08:18 AM

    You can hire an Attorney "here" and that Attorney will work with an Attorney "there." Happens all the time.

    Or you can attempt to do it yourself - in that instant I see you driving back and forth for appearances, to file documents, etc.

    I think you should consult with an Attorney in your area and ask what he/she suggests.
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    Aug 7, 2009, 05:08 PM

    So would we only have to pay for one lawyer's fees? I will call around and see. We really wanted to handle this with out an attorney. But you are right, making the trips & paying the filing fees will probably equal around the attorney retainer.
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