new marriage moving interstate with child

[wayne magel]

my future wife is in washington state with her 11 year old daughter. i want them to live in california with me. what do they have to do to legally move. does getting married in california first help the courts decide.

 

[LegalBeagle]

my future wife is in washington state with her 11 year old daughter. i want them to live in california with me. what do they have to do to legally move. does getting married in california first help the courts decide.

and where is the bio father in all of this? Is he mentaining a good relationship with the child and regular visitation?

 

[wayne magel]

bio father

the bio father is in wash. state 100 miles away with custody of 15 yr old son, 11 yr old daughter visits weekly to bio father with one month stay annually. apparantly son has been physicaaly abusive to the daughter but courts still approve visits. son has attempted harmful injury to mother.