Emilyhef87
Feb 26, 2013, 09:58 AM
Hello Im just curious if I can leave the state with my daughter of three months if me and her father are not married? I am not married to her father and he left us about two weeks after she was born but I was told I needed his permission by a friend to leave and he has already told me no when I asked. Is it relevant if there hasn't been a court order regarding custody, child support, or visitation? I would like to move to California with her to be closer to my family (I live in Texas) and file for custody as soon as I get there because that will be the county we will live in. But as for now, because he is on the birth certificate, all I would like to know is it okay to leave state with my child or do I need to file first in the county I currently stay in? Im just worried he will call law enforcement and tell them I kidnapped my child! I think its funny how he wants rights and a say so but he doesn't want to dish out the means in providing for her. I had to work my entire pregnancy and use all of my funds on her while he sat back on a couch all day smoking weed and has yet to actually spend a dime on a bag of diapers or anything. I made the mistake of getting back together with him because I was pregnant and have had to be abused because I made the stupid decision to be with him so thankfully Im not in it anymore. I want sole custody because I just want to move on with my life with her and not have to deal with his crazy drama. I don't want to file child support because I won't receive a dime and if I do that then I will probably be stuck in Texas for the rest of my life. :( Needing some answers please