helloworld123
Junior Member
What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Ohio
I'm left my abusive husband Friday and am 2 hours away right now but in the same state. I have family in 2 different states willing to take me in, and I'm looking forward to leaving the state because that's what we (husband and I) were supposed to do since I've been unemployed for a year.
My family is ready to ship me out now, but I'm terrified that he will file custody before me. My family thinks he's stupid, but I know that he knows the law, and has been calling every single family member he knows saying that he has no clue where I am (even though he put tracking on my phone, which I didn't realize until Saturday morning and turned the phone off).
I know when we divorce, I will have to file paperwork because he claims that he wanted to divorce me for years but never lifted a finger to file any paperwork. He barely knows my information. But he made sure to hide all my daughter's paperwork so I don't even have any of that right now, so he's at an advantage. Plus, as crazy as he's acting, he might be more apt to file.
I'm visiting a domestic violence advocate tomorrow to get more info, but I just wanted to know what you guys thought. Should I go along with my family's thought and just leave and chance him filing for custody before I am able to in a new state? Or should I be cautious and file in my state, even though it might keep me in this state forever and near him?
I'm left my abusive husband Friday and am 2 hours away right now but in the same state. I have family in 2 different states willing to take me in, and I'm looking forward to leaving the state because that's what we (husband and I) were supposed to do since I've been unemployed for a year.
My family is ready to ship me out now, but I'm terrified that he will file custody before me. My family thinks he's stupid, but I know that he knows the law, and has been calling every single family member he knows saying that he has no clue where I am (even though he put tracking on my phone, which I didn't realize until Saturday morning and turned the phone off).
I know when we divorce, I will have to file paperwork because he claims that he wanted to divorce me for years but never lifted a finger to file any paperwork. He barely knows my information. But he made sure to hide all my daughter's paperwork so I don't even have any of that right now, so he's at an advantage. Plus, as crazy as he's acting, he might be more apt to file.
I'm visiting a domestic violence advocate tomorrow to get more info, but I just wanted to know what you guys thought. Should I go along with my family's thought and just leave and chance him filing for custody before I am able to in a new state? Or should I be cautious and file in my state, even though it might keep me in this state forever and near him?