What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? MD
My ex-wife has primary custody of our son, age 15. She is moving with her new husband from MD to TX. I will continue to reside in MD. Our son has expressed his desire to move to TX with her. I understand that the TX courts will have jurisdiction on any future changes in the custody and support arragements, but I have some questions that I hope the community here can answer.
What do we (or I) need to do in the MD court now? I have no desire to interfere with my son's stated wish to join his mother in TX, but I don't want to appear uninterested in the eyes of the law or lose any parental rights that I fail to "defend." Again, all three of us are ok with the move. I'm not hoping to fight it or stall it or interfere at all. I just want to be on the right side of the law when all is said and done, and to have shown that I want to remain in my son's life as much as possible once he moves so far away.
What will I need to do through the court in TX?
Will I need to appear in a court in TX?
Are there significant milestones (in MD, in TX, or in general), in terms of time or in terms of court actions that I should know about?
Thank you for your time.
My ex-wife has primary custody of our son, age 15. She is moving with her new husband from MD to TX. I will continue to reside in MD. Our son has expressed his desire to move to TX with her. I understand that the TX courts will have jurisdiction on any future changes in the custody and support arragements, but I have some questions that I hope the community here can answer.
What do we (or I) need to do in the MD court now? I have no desire to interfere with my son's stated wish to join his mother in TX, but I don't want to appear uninterested in the eyes of the law or lose any parental rights that I fail to "defend." Again, all three of us are ok with the move. I'm not hoping to fight it or stall it or interfere at all. I just want to be on the right side of the law when all is said and done, and to have shown that I want to remain in my son's life as much as possible once he moves so far away.
What will I need to do through the court in TX?
Will I need to appear in a court in TX?
Are there significant milestones (in MD, in TX, or in general), in terms of time or in terms of court actions that I should know about?
Thank you for your time.