Unwed Fathers Rights in Arizona

[lorilenore]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Arizona State
My friends ex-girlfriend told him Friday Evening that she is moving to New Mexico and is leaving on Tuesday.

They currently have no child custody agreement.
He has signed the paternity papers.

States she is moving because she doesn't want to live alone and that the
doctor told her that thier 3 month old son is probably allergic to her parents dogs - therefore she can't live with her parents.

So she is going to move to New Mexico to live with her grandparents and someone in her family there is giving her a job.

Because there is no current custody agreement what can he do to establish joint custody/visitation. Understanding is that unwed fathers in the state of AZ have no rights unless they file with the court. But the court can take 90 days to respond, meanwhile she is dust in the wind and living in a new state.

What should he do?

 

[Isis1]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Arizona State
My friends ex-girlfriend told him Friday Evening that she is moving to New Mexico and is leaving on Tuesday.

They currently have no child custody agreement.
He has signed the paternity papers.

States she is moving because she doesn't want to live alone and that the
doctor told her that thier 3 month old son is probably allergic to her parents dogs - therefore she can't live with her parents.

So she is going to move to New Mexico to live with her grandparents and someone in her family there is giving her a job.

Because there is no current custody agreement what can he do to establish joint custody/visitation. Understanding is that unwed fathers in the state of AZ have no rights unless they file with the court. But the court can take 90 days to respond, meanwhile she is dust in the wind and living in a new state.

What should he do?

he's going to have to skedaddle to the courthouse first thing monday morning and file to establish paternity, visitation, custody and support. he can request the judge to issue temporary order to not remove the child out of state.

 

[lorilenore]

His goal is to go to the courthouse on Monday.
But if she turns around and leaves the state before anything happens
in the court, can he do anything?

Basically what if she moves Monday morning while he is in the courthouse?

When he asked her about filing for joint custody she was fine with it as long as she got child support and gets to determine visitation. She also wants her child support calculated on her income being zero. Because as of 11/30 she quit her job and he is no longer paying her personal bills and she isn't living with him. But she wants her address listed as his house, but she isn't going to be here so how do you mail, serve, etc something to someone who isn't willing to list her physical address?

She states she has several jobs from her family waiting for her in New Mexico, but for some reason is demanding that child support be calulated on her not having a job.

He also pays for his sons health insurance.

 

[Artemis_ofthe_Hunt]

His goal is to go to the courthouse on Monday.
But if she turns around and leaves the state before anything happens
in the court, can he do anything?

Basically what if she moves Monday morning while he is in the courthouse?

When he asked her about filing for joint custody she was fine with it as long as she got child support and gets to determine visitation. She also wants her child support calculated on her income being zero. Because as of 11/30 she quit her job and he is no longer paying her personal bills and she isn't living with him. But she wants her address listed as his house, but she isn't going to be here so how do you mail, serve, etc something to someone who isn't willing to list her physical address?

She states she has several jobs from her family waiting for her in New Mexico, but for some reason is demanding that child support be calulated on her not having a job.

He also pays for his sons health insurance.

She can wish or want in one hand and you know what in the other and see which one fills up first. She will most LIKELY be imputed an income based on her previous positions. I wasn't working when MY order was put into place and I was imputed an income several hundred dollars more a month than my previous position afforded me. As for all her other WANTS... she can pound sand. If she perjurs herself and your friend has proof that she is not living, working or working where she says she is, he can bring that to the attention of the court.

 

[Isis1]

His goal is to go to the courthouse on Monday.
But if she turns around and leaves the state before anything happens
in the court, can he do anything?

Basically what if she moves Monday morning while he is in the courthouse?

When he asked her about filing for joint custody she was fine with it as long as she got child support and gets to determine visitation. She also wants her child support calculated on her income being zero. Because as of 11/30 she quit her job and he is no longer paying her personal bills and she isn't living with him. But she wants her address listed as his house, but she isn't going to be here so how do you mail, serve, etc something to someone who isn't willing to list her physical address?

She states she has several jobs from her family waiting for her in New Mexico, but for some reason is demanding that child support be calulated on her not having a job.

He also pays for his sons health insurance.

dad need to file to a temp order to keep the child in his state until pending further orders of the court.

dad needs to request mom be imputed her income based on her last employment rate.

dad needs to find out that address to serve mom.