I am divorced with custody of my daughters. I also have an older son. I have decided to move to be with my sons father, but he lives out of state. My ex-husband has disappeared and I have no way of contacting him. His family doesn't know anything about him either. Does anyone know what legal action I should take first? Thank you for your help.

You will need to file a motion in court where you have custody asking permission to move.

If there is no court ordered visitation then you are free to move. If there is a visitation order in place, you should get permission of the court. Given the circumstances it should be granted without a problem.

If there is no court ordered visitation I would still send a letter to the court explaining that you have no way to contact the father, but you wanted the court to know you were moving and here is my new address.

Thank you. God bless and take care