LOCATION: Texas
Hi All. I am (24 F) living in Texas with my partner (25 M). He has a daughter (5). He has shared custody with his daughter’s mom, pays child support, and gets his child on time without fail. She’s withheld the child before but ultimately it never stuck. Yesterday was the day after her birthday, it was his time and we headed to get her. Once we got there, something felt off immediately. He went upstairs and they had moved out, the place was cleaned out. He called, texted, nothing. We reached out to family members of Bio Mom, nothing. I found her facebook and it’s showing she moved OUT OF STATE, to new york and changed her name entirely. We got no notification, it’s against custody arrangement and the law. He almost went broke fighting in court last time, we have another child to think about. What do we do? Is there any lower cost resources or ways to get the paperwork done? We are so lost and desperate, PLEASE HELP US!
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You need to call the police and report the daughter as being kidnapped.
This is custodial interference child abduction, and if she has crossed state lines, this is considered a felony.
you may have to wait until Monday, but I believe you also have to notify the family court where the custody order was filed.
you will want to file a “motion to enforce” on custody orders.
however, you should seek an attorney to help guide you through these filings.
Make sure to let the court know as well