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Notify father if moving from Colorado to Kentucky as never married mom?
A neighbor gave me a set of facts and asked me to see what I could
find on the Internet. Her daughter is planning on moving from Colorado to Kentucky and she is thinking she may need a lawyer. All I want to be able to tell her is why she'll need a lawyer and what statute necessitates her need for a lawyer? Below are the facts as they were explained to me: ===== ===== ===== My main question is will I need a lawyer? I'm not married to the man but he does pay child support. I did do a little online research and I more or less decided that if I was married to the man then this finding might apply: "[H]ire a Child & Family Investigator to conduct an investigation and make a recommendation to the court whenever one of the parents wishes move away from the geographic area where the other parent lives." Source: http://johnsonlawcorp.com/pages/relocation.html There is a lot of information re Colorado relocation situations on the web, here, at http://www.coloradodivorcemediation....ustody%20cases, but while the word "unmarried" is included in this info there is no specific case law or statute mentioned that applies specifically to unmarried people. I only found one "official" Colorado form that addresses this situation and also mentions unmarried parents, but the particular law that requires the use of this form is not mentioned. Here is a link to the form: http://www.courts.state.co.us/chs/co...ic/jdf1421.pdf This form is also mentioned in an advice handbook for Colorado parents called "Connecting With Your Kids." See: http://www.coloradofoundation.org/pd...ishVersion.pdf. Now I am ready to move and all I want to know is whether I am required to give the father any official notice or is it okay to just move and let the child support authorities make sure my support checks are forwarded to my new address? ===== ===== ===== The info above is everything my neighbor (the maternal grandmother) told me about her daughter and granddaughter. She knows I get on the Internet a lot so she asked me if I'd mind taking a look to see what I could find, especially if her daughter will need a lawyer and if so where does it say so. I decided to ask here because I am reckoning someone will know the answer without even thinking twice about it and will be able to cite a particular statute that demands notice be given or a statute that says no notice need be given. If this isn't the right newsgroup for this question do you have any suggestion what group might be better? Thanks. Jan |
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Notify father if moving from Colorado to Kentucky as never married mom?
On Apr 26, 5:58 am, Jan wrote:
[SNIP] OP wants to know about a woman who receives child support from the father, but was never married to father, if she needs a lawyer. I decided to ask here because I am reckoning someone will know the answer without even thinking twice about it and will be able to cite a particular statute that demands notice be given or a statute that says no notice need be given. If this isn't the right newsgroup for this question do you have any suggestion what group might be better? Thanks. Jan Jan, With lawyers, usually the first hour of consultation is free and just because you hear something on the internet, doesn't mean its true. So the first thing anyone here will tell you... when in doubt, seek counsel. IANAL, but IMHO, if he is paying child support and has visitation rights, then she'll definitely need to work things out. So go see a lawyer. |
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Notify father if moving from Colorado to Kentucky as never married mom?
-- [Any man that's good enough to support a child is good enough to have custody of such child] .. .. "grendal" wrote in message ... On Apr 26, 5:58 am, Jan wrote: [SNIP] OP wants to know about a woman who receives child support from the father, but was never married to father, if she needs a lawyer. I decided to ask here because I am reckoning someone will know the answer without even thinking twice about it and will be able to cite a particular statute that demands notice be given or a statute that says no notice need be given. If this isn't the right newsgroup for this question do you have any suggestion what group might be better? Thanks. Jan Jan, With lawyers, usually the first hour of consultation is free and just because you hear something on the internet, doesn't mean its true. So the first thing anyone here will tell you... when in doubt, seek counsel. IANAL, but IMHO, if he is paying child support and has visitation rights, then she'll definitely need to work things out. So go see a lawyer. She doesn't need to do squat. She can move where she wants and the government people are not the least bit concerned. Not to mention, she has at her disposal an unlimited supply of free legal counsel. She's a W O M A N for crying out loud! |
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Notify father if moving from Colorado to Kentucky as never married mom?
"Chris" wrote:
She doesn't need to do squat. She can move where she wants and the government people are not the least bit concerned. Not to mention, she has at her disposal an unlimited supply of free legal counsel. She's a W O M A N for crying out loud! You'd better check with your state laws before saying that. That certainly is the rule in some states. But I met a woman in California who was criminally prosecuted after she fled from her abusive husband, and took her children out of state to get away from him. Stu |
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Notify father if moving from Colorado to Kentucky as never married mom?
-- [Any man that's good enough to support a child is good enough to have custody of such child] .. .. "Stuart Bronstein" wrote in message ... "Chris" wrote: She doesn't need to do squat. She can move where she wants and the government people are not the least bit concerned. Not to mention, she has at her disposal an unlimited supply of free legal counsel. She's a W O M A N for crying out loud! You'd better check with your state laws before saying that. That certainly is the rule in some states. But I met a woman in California who was criminally prosecuted after she fled from her abusive husband, and took her children out of state to get away from him. One can ALWAYS find an exception to the rule. Such things happen in an imperfect world. Stu |
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Notify father if moving from Colorado to Kentucky as never married mom?
"Jan" wrote in message
................ Now I am ready to move and all I want to know is whether I am required to give the father any official notice or is it okay to just move and let the child support authorities make sure my support checks are forwarded to my new address? ........................... Thanks. Jan === She wants to take the child away from the father without his knowledge but still wants to make sure the money flow doesn't stop? Sheesh! Don't think you'll get much help here on that one. === |
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Notify father if moving from Colorado to Kentucky as never married mom?
"Jan" wrote in My main question is will I need a lawyer? I'm not married to the man but he does pay child support. When she accepted that CS money, she recognized the man as the parent of the child and that child has a right to see both parents on a regular basis. Then again, if she wants to move away, she can always turn down the money! |
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Notify father if moving from Colorado to Kentucky as never married mom?
Jan,
You are writing for a friend so you collection of facts may be wrong. You friend has a child who is being supported by a man, the "father", to whom your friend has never been married. There may be a court ordered support agreement though that is not mentioned. Yiur friend also does not mention whether the father is involved with the child, often called "visitation", and whether this involvement is court ordered or contractual in some way. Your friend wishes to continue the child support but also plans to move with this child from Colorado to Kansas. You ask foradvice. Your friend needs to review any agreements that she has with the father whether court ordered or not. This move also opens up a "real can of worms" since the child may have friends and relatives in Colorado. I think your friend needs to get some legal advice. She probably needs to discuss this with the father as well. There is probably legal aid available if she is poor. I'd expect the father and his family to raise hell. The child also may be unhappy about this move. I'd place very little faith in your friend's Web-related reasearch. Good luck, Dave M. |
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