allwipedout
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What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Florida
Hello all, I am writing on behalf of a friend who is now temporarily living with us while she finds a job and new home for her and her kids.
Very long story short, the Mother (my friend) decided to come live with us because the town she was living in was in very poor economic shape and she was having problems with her own parents (another story!). The Mother left her daughter with the Grandmother so she could bring a car load of stuff to our house, thinking it would be better for the daughter not to have to make the long trek (8+ hours) to move and then either have to make the trek again to get more of their stuff or stay with us (basically strangers to her) while the Mother went to get the rest of their stuff.
Well, when the Mother went back to get her daughter, the Grandmother decided to call the Father to come get the daughter, knowing full well the Mother was on her way to pick up her daughter.
The Mother and Father are currently going through a divorce, so custody has not been established and the police were not able to help the Mother since there are no custody papers yet.
Initially the Mother was able to contact the Father to find out what was going on and he basically said he would not give the daughter back unless he would be able to get back together with her. The Father also has a Domestic Dispute charge against him and is currently on probation, and has a record of other problems.
This was a over 5 days ago and the Mother has not been able to talk to her daughter, and has not been able to get a hold of the Father who had been staying with various family members. He has also told the Mother that he is going to homeschool the daughter, possibly so the Mother cannot pick her up from school, if she can find even out where they are staying now.
My friend has been using her divorce lawyer, but he seems to be moving slow on this case, or maybe we are just being impatient. She is worried about the physical and mental welfare of her daughter and has tried contacting his family members, but they either will not answer phones or have hung up on her as soon as she speaks.
Is there any sort of motion that she can file to get the custody hearing to move faster? She spoke with her lawyer on Monday and Wednesday to express her concerns, but he has yet to call back to give her any sort of response about what can be done, or what he is doing.
How long can the Father disappear with the daughter before it becomes some sort of crime? Is it only a crime after a custody hearing and she is not returned?
Hello all, I am writing on behalf of a friend who is now temporarily living with us while she finds a job and new home for her and her kids.
Very long story short, the Mother (my friend) decided to come live with us because the town she was living in was in very poor economic shape and she was having problems with her own parents (another story!). The Mother left her daughter with the Grandmother so she could bring a car load of stuff to our house, thinking it would be better for the daughter not to have to make the long trek (8+ hours) to move and then either have to make the trek again to get more of their stuff or stay with us (basically strangers to her) while the Mother went to get the rest of their stuff.
Well, when the Mother went back to get her daughter, the Grandmother decided to call the Father to come get the daughter, knowing full well the Mother was on her way to pick up her daughter.
The Mother and Father are currently going through a divorce, so custody has not been established and the police were not able to help the Mother since there are no custody papers yet.
Initially the Mother was able to contact the Father to find out what was going on and he basically said he would not give the daughter back unless he would be able to get back together with her. The Father also has a Domestic Dispute charge against him and is currently on probation, and has a record of other problems.
This was a over 5 days ago and the Mother has not been able to talk to her daughter, and has not been able to get a hold of the Father who had been staying with various family members. He has also told the Mother that he is going to homeschool the daughter, possibly so the Mother cannot pick her up from school, if she can find even out where they are staying now.
My friend has been using her divorce lawyer, but he seems to be moving slow on this case, or maybe we are just being impatient. She is worried about the physical and mental welfare of her daughter and has tried contacting his family members, but they either will not answer phones or have hung up on her as soon as she speaks.
Is there any sort of motion that she can file to get the custody hearing to move faster? She spoke with her lawyer on Monday and Wednesday to express her concerns, but he has yet to call back to give her any sort of response about what can be done, or what he is doing.
How long can the Father disappear with the daughter before it becomes some sort of crime? Is it only a crime after a custody hearing and she is not returned?
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