MrsMattius0903
Junior Member
What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? New Jersey
Long story short I have 2 children from a previous relationship (never married) the father lives in Pennsylvania and that is the state that currently has jurisdiction because I also lived there when this whole thing started. 3 years ago gained sole legal and physical custody and the children have lived with me in new jersey since. All I want to do is change jusrisdiction to new jersey or register the order in nj, so that down the line anything goes through my home state and not the fathers. There is no support order, and I'm not really wanting to open the can of worms that comes with filing for that we've been getting along just fine without it and father has very little to do with the children. I can't seem to get a straight answer from my county's family courthouse on how to do this, and I never had an attorney because I couldn't afford one.
Any help appreciated, sorry if I left out any info..please ask away...
Long story short I have 2 children from a previous relationship (never married) the father lives in Pennsylvania and that is the state that currently has jurisdiction because I also lived there when this whole thing started. 3 years ago gained sole legal and physical custody and the children have lived with me in new jersey since. All I want to do is change jusrisdiction to new jersey or register the order in nj, so that down the line anything goes through my home state and not the fathers. There is no support order, and I'm not really wanting to open the can of worms that comes with filing for that we've been getting along just fine without it and father has very little to do with the children. I can't seem to get a straight answer from my county's family courthouse on how to do this, and I never had an attorney because I couldn't afford one.
Any help appreciated, sorry if I left out any info..please ask away...