willpower102
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What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? TN
They are in the process of filing for a divorce and the spouse keeps threatening to take the children and leave to an undisclosed location.
I was reading this Parental kidnapping – Just Don’t Do It! | MEMPHIS DIVORCE LAWYERS | The Divorce Attorney for Women | Ferrell Law Firm
which kind of makes it sound like kidnapping, but I was unsure if that really constituted it.
I asked the local police and they said that the spouse could take the children anywhere, at least up until the divorce. Does this sound correct?
The answer: [found later] Apparently only those references only apply when a custodial parent has assigned by the courts.
(what's interesting is that I found this answer from a lawyer on another, much more cordial, forum. Proof that lawyers don't have to be spiteful. Maybe it's just people who want to act like lawyers that feel the need...)
[I edited this to take it out of the first person, I disclaimed it, and thought that it would be easier to get a straight answer with, however it seems to have ended up in an upheaval. I'm also going to clean up some of my other comments that do not belong in this thread but in my main thread. If you would like to reply to that one, you can find it in my post history.]
They are in the process of filing for a divorce and the spouse keeps threatening to take the children and leave to an undisclosed location.
I was reading this Parental kidnapping – Just Don’t Do It! | MEMPHIS DIVORCE LAWYERS | The Divorce Attorney for Women | Ferrell Law Firm
which kind of makes it sound like kidnapping, but I was unsure if that really constituted it.
I asked the local police and they said that the spouse could take the children anywhere, at least up until the divorce. Does this sound correct?
The answer: [found later] Apparently only those references only apply when a custodial parent has assigned by the courts.
(what's interesting is that I found this answer from a lawyer on another, much more cordial, forum. Proof that lawyers don't have to be spiteful. Maybe it's just people who want to act like lawyers that feel the need...)
[I edited this to take it out of the first person, I disclaimed it, and thought that it would be easier to get a straight answer with, however it seems to have ended up in an upheaval. I'm also going to clean up some of my other comments that do not belong in this thread but in my main thread. If you would like to reply to that one, you can find it in my post history.]
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