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02-08-2008, 04:42 PM
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What is the name of your state? lousiana , my daughter is living with her boyfriend and they have a 4 month old baby together ,he is being verbally abusive to her and tells her she can pack her stuff and leave but she can not take the baby and of course she wont leave with out the baby. me and her father live about ten miles away but we live in arkansas and he tells her that if she takes the baby across the state line to our house he will get her for kidnapping and he will take the baby from her. i just want to find out if he can do that and what are her legal rights?  please any advice would be helpful |
02-08-2008, 04:45 PM
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| | | Has the BF be established as the father legally? With child support, parenting time, etc? Is he even established as the father?
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02-08-2008, 10:56 PM
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Originally Posted by blossom41me  What is the name of your state? lousiana , my daughter is living with her boyfriend and they have a 4 month old baby together ,he is being verbally abusive to her and tells her she can pack her stuff and leave but she can not take the baby and of course she wont leave with out the baby. me and her father live about ten miles away but we live in arkansas and he tells her that if she takes the baby across the state line to our house he will get her for kidnapping and he will take the baby from her. i just want to find out if he can do that and what are her legal rights? please any advice would be helpful | No, she absolutely, positively cannot be arrested for kidnapping for taking the baby across the state line. That threat is simply an attempt to intimidate her. He also cannot stop her from leaving with the baby. However, if she is going to leave, she should probably do so when he is not home, so as to prevent a possibly physical scene.
Get your daughter a consult with a local attorney so that she understands the real legalities of things.
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02-09-2008, 02:11 PM
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| | | Unsure about crossing state line
Have your daughter check with the police in her county to make sure she can cross state line.
Then, since he is being abusive and has threatened to take her child (which is what he has done), have her ask the police to come to the home while she packs up and leaves. That way, if the boyfriend shows up, the abuse will not turn physical nor put she nor the child at risk. |
02-09-2008, 02:48 PM
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Originally Posted by amandarez Have your daughter check with the police in her county to make sure she can cross state line.
Then, since he is being abusive and has threatened to take her child (which is what he has done), have her ask the police to come to the home while she packs up and leaves. That way, if the boyfriend shows up, the abuse will not turn physical nor put she nor the child at risk. | Yes she can cross state lines with HER child. But the police will not come and help her pack. Police are NOT babysitters.
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