HI..I wasnt involved with an abusive relationship but I wanted to move out of the state I lived in, with my children, to be closer to my mother and sister whom resided in a diffrent state. Is your cousin living with the man? Does he do anything for the child? I would say if she is living with him, she should try to stay with a friend or find her own place if possible and fight in the state she currently resides in ASAP. If she takes the child to another state he can claim she kidnapped the child. She can say in the courts that she was abused but if they have no record it is going to be a he/said, she/said theory. My case is a quite a bit diffrent though...I should have listened to the advice I just given you. I get along with my child's father. I wanted to move to IL to make a better life for my self and my boys. I didnt want to go to court and make things messy so the father, of the (2 y/o)baby, and I agreed that if he could take the child for one year (I would have visitation everyother weekend and take him weekly as well)but now that the year was up he was taking me to court to establish custody of his son. It was getting ridiculous. But good news...Things are going my way. TELL YOUR COUSIN TO GO TO COURT AND FILE TO LEAVE THE STATE, SHE MAY NEED AN ATTORNEY THOUGH..THE SOONER THE BETTER. I am not a lawyer by anymeans!!!!! I could be wrong with what I say, but this is the advice that I have learned through the people here on FREEADVICE.COM a few months ago. Tell her goodluck and keep her hopes up!!!!
