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    Jan 26, 2009, 11:16 PM
    How to file for custody from another state
    I am a teenage father in my junior year and I live in New Jersey and my son lives in Colorado. I need to know how to file for custody of my child.
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    Jan 27, 2009, 05:18 AM

    Has the mother/child lived in NJ in the last few months?
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    Jan 27, 2009, 05:40 AM

    You have to file in the state where there is legal residence. If they have just moved from NJ that may be where if they have lived a certain time in CO, you will have to file there.

    Are both of your minors ( under 18) another issue
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