I (38 F) and my wife (40) have a child together. She carried, I’m on the birth certificate, our child was planning and everything, the doner is my brother so genetically she is related to me (nothing weird, all specimen cups and everything). She went to NY a few weeks ago to see family, now she’s completely changed up on me, is withholding our kid and has no time frame of when she will return. I also found a note book she had that talked about doing this to me dated like a year and a half ago or so. Literally says she was going to wait for her opportunity to just leave with our baby. I have also been our daughters primary parent and her comfort because my wife worked as much as she could and also little hot headed, to say the least. I am in Michigan, we are both residents here. Also at the end of the month she is going to another relatives house in a different part of NY to stay and I have no idea where that is. No address or any. I know I need a divorce lawyer but is there more I can do? I’m so lost without my baby and I feel so helpless. Doesn’t help that she has been psychologically and financially abusive and has had me in a “stay at home mom” position for years so finding a job now is really hard and she is holding that over my head as well. Any help would be appreciated
Location: Michigan (state of residency) and New York
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Get lawyer immediately then tell lawyer everything with proof like notebook and asked to file whatever motion is best….a motion to enforce or a emergency orders of return whatever he can do.
Go to the county courthouse where the child lived in your home state and file for custody. Having a lawyer is always better, but you don’t need one for family court. You will need the address of where your wife is.