Can a parent take a child on vacation without the others knowledge?

What is the name of your state? Florida

Can a parent take a child on vacation without letting the other parent know where they are? They are not divorced, she left 2 weeks ago. She makes excuses so that the father can not see his daughter then left for 1 week without telling him where they were going.
Doesn't he have a legal right to know her whereabouts?

Answer (generally): Yes

Are there any court orders in place?

No, they are not legally seperated or divorced.

Bfonseca said:

No, they are not legally seperated or divorced.

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Then, I will remove the word "generally". The answer is: Yes

"Yes" they have a right to know or "Yes" they can take them without letting the other parent know? Thanks.

Bfonseca said:

"Yes" they have a right to know or "Yes" they can take them without letting the other parent know? Thanks.

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Apparently common sense is in short supply this morning.

YES they can take them wherever they want and not tell anyone. There are no court orders in place or having been filed. UNTIL then, each parent has equal rights to go wherever they wish with the child.

StampGirl said:

Apparently common sense is in short supply this morning.

YES they can take them wherever they want and not tell anyone. There are no court orders in place or having been filed. UNTIL then, each parent has equal rights to go wherever they wish with the child.

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True. However, a little common sense might be in order. If you take the child far away without telling the spouse, you might be setting yourself up for problems later. During custody hearings, spouse says "your honor, you can't trust him/her to do what's best for the child since they have a habit of going far away with the child and not telling me where they are. I'm afraid they might run and hide". Maybe I'm paranoid, though.

I happen to have common sense, I was asking for clarification. That is what this site is for, isn't it?

Bfonseca said:

I happen to have common sense, I was asking for clarification. That is what this site is for, isn't it?

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Ok, I agree - my first answer was "YES" to the fact that a parent may take his/her child on a vacation without notifying the other parent in the circumstances that you described.

Bfonseca said:

I happen to have common sense, I was asking for clarification. That is what this site is for, isn't it?

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Of course. It's also for advice - which is what I offered. If you don't find the advice useful, you don't have to listen.

I am here to listen to advice...not to be told I have no common sense.

except that this is a free open msg board and people can say what they want, just try not listening (reading) it and ignoring it if you dont like it, dont let it ruffle your feathers.

Bfonseca said:

I am here to listen to advice...not to be told I have no common sense.

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Fortunately, no one told you you have no common sense.

Bfonseca said:

She makes excuses so that the father can not see his daughter then left for 1 week without telling him where they were going.

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Father needs to file for a visitation and custody order. In FL this can be done without filing for a divorce. Father should get a consult with an attorney ASAP. He can call the Fl Bar Lawyer Referral Service at 1-800-342-8011 for a consult.

And could you keep your post in one thread ?

https://forum.freeadvice.com/showthread.php?t=401873