Your son lived with you, but do you have "legal" custody of your son?
I'm not sure what the rules are in Florida, but if nothing has ever been filed as far as you having legal full custody of him, you technically do not have legal full custody of him even though he has been living with you (because nothing has been filed with the court to claim that right). As harsh as it is, your son's lack of morality father was technically legally allowed to file for custody of his child since he is his biological father since there was no actual court case to establish is the custodial parent. *It is important to make it known to the court who has custody AS SOON AS THE CHILD IS BORN, because until then, neither one of you have "legal" custody. If you spot them in public, then maybe you can go and get your son, but if he is in the privacy of his father's properties, and you have no paper to present to the officers that you are the custodial parent, there is nothing you can do but fight the case where he opened it. Because if you really want to see your son, you will need to handle it the civil way. If you ignore his father's case in VA, and open it in another state still without physically having your son, you may be in the same situation that the father is in, and the father can dismiss your case for lack of jurisdiction the same way, and all this while you still don't have your son. I'd fight in immediately in VA, and their usually are legal aid programs for people of you economic state.
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