What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? NH
My wife took my 2 year old child without telling me she was leaving, she won't tell me where she is, and she won't tell me when she's coming back. It's been about 48 hours since she left. She won't answer phone calls but she did email me once (24 hours after kidnapping) saying they are safe and "will return". I'm assuming she took her to Fl with her parents but I have no clue. I've replied multiple times asking her politely where my daughter is and that I don't feel she's mentally safe with our daughter and I need to know where she is. She's never since I've known her took off without telling me where she's going and when she's coming home so she has to be mentally broken down and unstable to do such a thing.
We are still married and there are no legal issues going on. we haven't filed for divorce or even talked about seriously getting a divorce (this incident may change that). I work from home so I've raised our daughter her whole life and it's killing me not knowing where she is. I'm doing my best not to file a report as I still love my wife and want the marriage to work and realize she's just mentally had enough and needs a vacation, plus I don't want to give her any criminal ramifications (yet) if we do stay together. I'm almost positive if we do get divorced she will take my daughter and go live in Fl. with her parents. If we did get a divorce, I would fight my hardest to get full custody or at least prevent her from moving out of state. As a father I'm sure that's highly unlikely to happen but I need every chance I get to make that happen.
any advice? should I simply wait this out or call the police and have it at least documented that she had a mental breakdown and fled most likely to another state with my daughter without my permission and she won't answer my requests to know where my daughter is? I don't need the police to go looking for her as she just needs "time away" to clear her head, but I'm furious she would do such a thing and I'm doing everything possible to hold my anger back from giving any legal actions against her.
would filing something help in a divorce at all with child custody? Shouldn't I be doing everything possible to get my daughter back to prove that she means the world to me? There's a fine line of showing that type of love and giving enough respect to your wife knowing she just needs time off and will eventually return (could be a day, could be weeks, who knows though)
My wife took my 2 year old child without telling me she was leaving, she won't tell me where she is, and she won't tell me when she's coming back. It's been about 48 hours since she left. She won't answer phone calls but she did email me once (24 hours after kidnapping) saying they are safe and "will return". I'm assuming she took her to Fl with her parents but I have no clue. I've replied multiple times asking her politely where my daughter is and that I don't feel she's mentally safe with our daughter and I need to know where she is. She's never since I've known her took off without telling me where she's going and when she's coming home so she has to be mentally broken down and unstable to do such a thing.
We are still married and there are no legal issues going on. we haven't filed for divorce or even talked about seriously getting a divorce (this incident may change that). I work from home so I've raised our daughter her whole life and it's killing me not knowing where she is. I'm doing my best not to file a report as I still love my wife and want the marriage to work and realize she's just mentally had enough and needs a vacation, plus I don't want to give her any criminal ramifications (yet) if we do stay together. I'm almost positive if we do get divorced she will take my daughter and go live in Fl. with her parents. If we did get a divorce, I would fight my hardest to get full custody or at least prevent her from moving out of state. As a father I'm sure that's highly unlikely to happen but I need every chance I get to make that happen.
any advice? should I simply wait this out or call the police and have it at least documented that she had a mental breakdown and fled most likely to another state with my daughter without my permission and she won't answer my requests to know where my daughter is? I don't need the police to go looking for her as she just needs "time away" to clear her head, but I'm furious she would do such a thing and I'm doing everything possible to hold my anger back from giving any legal actions against her.
would filing something help in a divorce at all with child custody? Shouldn't I be doing everything possible to get my daughter back to prove that she means the world to me? There's a fine line of showing that type of love and giving enough respect to your wife knowing she just needs time off and will eventually return (could be a day, could be weeks, who knows though)
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