About to be screwed

My girlfriend, who lost custody in a bitter court battle, has just learned the ex is going
to sell the house shortly and go overseas to the mideast for a year (maybe more) and take
his new wife and the kids along with him. Since he was born over there but now has US
citizenship, he may even decide to stay there permanently. He'll be making over $300k
annually tax-free working for a major US insustrial firm, and it's a terrific incentive not
to return to the states.

My girlfriend and he currently have a custody agreement where she has them on alternate
weekends but he's the custodial parent. Consequently she's about to lose any visitation
with her kids unless she flies back and forth over there to see them. Is there any legal
leg to stand on that might keep him from taking the children out of the country??

Don

Don Taylor wrote:
: My girlfriend, who lost custody in a bitter court battle, has just learned the ex is going
: to sell the house shortly and go overseas to the mideast for a year (maybe more) and take
: his new wife and the kids along with him. Since he was born over there but now has US
: citizenship, he may even decide to stay there permanently. He'll be making over $300k
Is there any legal
: leg to stand on that might keep him from taking the children out of the country??


You don not mention the state that is involved. Custody laws are state
dependent. If your girlfriend lives in California, for example, the "Burgess
Decision" (which you can search out on google.com) determined that
the NCP has to prove that it is *not* in the child's best interest for
the CP to remove the child from the area. The law used to be opposite
(the CP had to prove that it was in the child's best interest to
move them out of the area).


b.

Don Taylor wrote:
: My girlfriend, who lost custody in a bitter court battle, has just learned the ex is going
: to sell the house shortly and go overseas to the mideast for a year (maybe more) and take
: his new wife and the kids along with him. Since he was born over there but now has US
: citizenship, he may even decide to stay there permanently. He'll be making over $300k
Is there any legal
: leg to stand on that might keep him from taking the children out of the country??


You don not mention the state that is involved. Custody laws are state
dependent. If your girlfriend lives in California, for example, the "Burgess
Decision" (which you can search out on google.com) determined that
the NCP has to prove that it is *not* in the child's best interest for
the CP to remove the child from the area. The law used to be opposite
(the CP had to prove that it was in the child's best interest to
move them out of the area).


b.

"Don Taylor" wrote in message
...
My girlfriend, who lost custody in a bitter court battle, has just learned
the ex is going
to sell the house shortly and go overseas to the mideast for a year (maybe
more) and take
his new wife and the kids along with him. Since he was born over there
but now has US
citizenship, he may even decide to stay there permanently. He'll be
making over $300k
annually tax-free working for a major US insustrial firm, and it's a
terrific incentive not
to return to the states.

My girlfriend and he currently have a custody agreement where she has them
on alternate
weekends but he's the custodial parent. Consequently she's about to lose
any visitation
with her kids unless she flies back and forth over there to see them. Is
there any legal
leg to stand on that might keep him from taking the children out of the
country??
==
What does the custody order say about moving the kids?
==
==

Don

"Don Taylor" wrote in message
...
My girlfriend, who lost custody in a bitter court battle, has just learned
the ex is going
to sell the house shortly and go overseas to the mideast for a year (maybe
more) and take
his new wife and the kids along with him. Since he was born over there
but now has US
citizenship, he may even decide to stay there permanently. He'll be
making over $300k
annually tax-free working for a major US insustrial firm, and it's a
terrific incentive not
to return to the states.

My girlfriend and he currently have a custody agreement where she has them
on alternate
weekends but he's the custodial parent. Consequently she's about to lose
any visitation
with her kids unless she flies back and forth over there to see them. Is
there any legal
leg to stand on that might keep him from taking the children out of the
country??
==
What does the custody order say about moving the kids?
==
==

Don

"Don Taylor" wrote in message
...
My girlfriend, who lost custody in a bitter court battle,

Gee, they just don't take kids away from a women unless, there where some
serious issues about the mother....

has just learned the ex is going
to sell the house shortly and go overseas to the mideast for a year (maybe
more) and take
his new wife and the kids along with him. Since he was born over there
but now has US
citizenship, he may even decide to stay there permanently. He'll be
making over $300k
annually tax-free working for a major US insustrial firm, and it's a
terrific incentive not
to return to the states.

My girlfriend and he currently have a custody agreement where she has them
on alternate
weekends but he's the custodial parent. Consequently she's about to lose
any visitation
with her kids unless she flies back and forth over there to see them. Is
there any legal
leg to stand on that might keep him from taking the children out of the
country??

Don

"Don Taylor" wrote in message
...
My girlfriend, who lost custody in a bitter court battle,

Gee, they just don't take kids away from a women unless, there where some
serious issues about the mother....

has just learned the ex is going
to sell the house shortly and go overseas to the mideast for a year (maybe
more) and take
his new wife and the kids along with him. Since he was born over there
but now has US
citizenship, he may even decide to stay there permanently. He'll be
making over $300k
annually tax-free working for a major US insustrial firm, and it's a
terrific incentive not
to return to the states.

My girlfriend and he currently have a custody agreement where she has them
on alternate
weekends but he's the custodial parent. Consequently she's about to lose
any visitation
with her kids unless she flies back and forth over there to see them. Is
there any legal
leg to stand on that might keep him from taking the children out of the
country??

Don

wrote:
You don not mention the state that is involved. Custody laws are
state dependent. If your girlfriend lives in California, for
example, the "Burgess Decision" (which you can search out on
google.com) determined that the NCP has to prove that it is not in
the child's best interest for the CP to remove the child from the
area. The law used to be opposite (the CP had to prove that it was
in the child's best interest to move them out of the area).

The burden of "proof" should be on the parent making the move, but that
doesn't answer the OP's question.

Sounds a little too subjective to be provable, anyway.

wrote:
You don not mention the state that is involved. Custody laws are
state dependent. If your girlfriend lives in California, for
example, the "Burgess Decision" (which you can search out on
google.com) determined that the NCP has to prove that it is not in
the child's best interest for the CP to remove the child from the
area. The law used to be opposite (the CP had to prove that it was
in the child's best interest to move them out of the area).

The burden of "proof" should be on the parent making the move, but that
doesn't answer the OP's question.

Sounds a little too subjective to be provable, anyway.

"...8MM.." wrote:

"Don Taylor" wrote in message
...
My girlfriend, who lost custody in a bitter court battle,

Gee, they just don't take kids away from a women unless, there where some
serious issues about the mother....

has just learned the ex is going
to sell the house shortly and go overseas to the mideast for a year (maybe
more) and take
his new wife and the kids along with him. Since he was born over there
but now has US
citizenship, he may even decide to stay there permanently. He'll be
making over $300k
annually tax-free working for a major US insustrial firm, and it's a
terrific incentive not
to return to the states.

My girlfriend and he currently have a custody agreement where she has them
on alternate
weekends but he's the custodial parent. Consequently she's about to lose
any visitation
with her kids unless she flies back and forth over there to see them. Is
there any legal
leg to stand on that might keep him from taking the children out of the
country??

Don


Not serious issues with the mother, just that he was able to pony up more than $40,000 in
legal fees to get what he wanted. He also socialized with the family court judge, which
should be some conflict of interests, but in Alabama just about anything goes.