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can a father restrict how far a mother can move from his home?
Can a divorced father legally restrict how far the mother can move from his home?
he has visitation only she has custody.
also can he take the children away from her on the grounds that she is unstable because she wants to move?
ok also, will the courts award custody to someone who is on ssi, only gets like $778 a month, is on ssi because he is bi-polar to the point of not being able to work.
i know these are vague terms but im curious that he dosnt make enough to pay child support for 3 years because he is on ssi, refuses to take medication because he is afraid of side affects, well ok he takes only one medication but takes the minimum amount. for 3 years would not even let his ex have the $82 a month the state awards for the children's father being on ssi until she found out she could get it direct deposit.
also why are the courts ignoring the abuse that took place during the marriage? even the children have said that they knew about it. one said she dosnt talk about it because its not fair to daddy because it makes him upset. so everyone is just ignoring this little fact.
*edit*
right now the children have a restraining order they cannot leave the state.
if the mother takes them out of the state she loses them.
this all started when she wanted to move out of state to be with family and get away from him.
so we are now waiting for the courts to decide what she can and cannot do.
we are worried because we are looking at a house here (we want to get married) however the house is in the country (i am going to start an apple orchard soon) about 50 miles away from his home. if the courts restrict the children to his city then we cant move. him and his mother both have stated that they do not want the children to be moved anywere that they have to use highways or bridges to get to because they are afraid of those things. so i am afraid that they will restrict us to such a small area that well you get the idea. two if i have to pay to drop these kids off at his place every week and then pick them up also because he is afraid to travel and then on top of that
4 Answers
- bleurozeLv 710 years agoFavorite Answer
A father can't control where a mother moves, but he can restrict where the kids move to. At that point, she will be given a choice to stay with her children or leave without them.
Source(s): I was given this choice and stayed in a state I'm miserable in, but have my son. My ex is also on disability. His mom was looking forward to me leaving and paying child support. - just_my_opinionLv 710 years ago
A father can't restrict it but a judge (or a state law) can. Wanting to move does not make someone unstable, unless they move constantly or they want to move for an 'insane' reason (such as moving to Vegas to become a hooker).
EDITED TO ADD THIS AFTER YOU ADDED ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Well, then you have to wait for the court to decide, and personally I wouldn’t recommend buying a house until you know if she’s going to be allowed to move. As far as the transportation—if she’s allowed to move, the court will likely order her to provide *all* the transportation (regardless of where she moves to). That’s common place in this situation, because *she* was the one who created the distance, therefore she should be the one who is inconvenienced by it (transportation takes longer, cost more money, etc)
- 10 years ago
Depends on the court order, if there is one. If there isn't a restriction on geographical location by court order or other legal authority, mom can move just about anywhere she wants.