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Speak Up! - View Question #167 |
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Question: I live with my mom and I want to live with my dad because me and my mom don't get along. My mom says that she won't let me go live with him. I don't want to stay with my mom, is there a law saying that if my dad takes me, he'll be charged with kidnapping?
Answer: If your mother has legal custody of you and your father takes you from her, he could be charged with custodial interference, a class 6 felony. If your father takes you out of state, he could be facing a class 4 felony. Your father must request a change of physical custody through the court, which may or may not be granted, depending on the circumstances of the case.
In any case, taking you from your mother without first obtaining the court's permission is not the solution. You might consider speaking with your school counselor about the problems you are having with your mother, maybe the counselor could help both you and your mom learn to get along better.
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On 11/23/03
Nydia from AL said:
i am in the same boat. my mom doesn't want me to be happy because she is so miserable. i had the chance to go live in california and she said NO! i really don't get along with her but next year i will be 17 ad i am going to live with my father to get away from her. she is such a negative person and she always bring up my father and puts him down because she divorced him and got remarried to a bastard. she calls hime a no good dead beat father! i love her but i don't like her waws torward me! i really am hurt that or parents put us through so much i just hope that we can make it through this an
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On 11/14/03
Jenny from AK said:
This is for 9 yr old Jamie in AZ. (It sounds like an adult wrote this article for their child to express what they hope the child is feeling and get sympathy themselves.) I was in this situation. No matter how rich the other parent is, courts also take into account how close the child is with each parent. Even the poorest people can keep a clean home. That is NOT the reason the courts granted custody to the other parent. Maybe there are responsibilities not taken care of, like school. There are many reasons a child is not safe in a home, or well cared for, even if there is a ton of love.
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On 11/14/03
Olivia from FL said:
Thats exactly how it is with my mother. One day she's fine, then the next she freaks out. She always makes promises or says we'll do stuff, and then breaks them because she doesn't "feel" like it. She constantly reminds me that I'm 16, not 25. I don't understand what thats about. She lets my brother and step dad get away with so much, smoking weed in the house, keeping it here. But if i am out with my friends too much, she freaks. And if i make a D on my report card, it makes me such a bad child. If i try to bring that up and compare it with my brother and his faults, she freaks out and claims
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On 11/05/03
Brittany from ME said:
Wow I cant believe the same situation im in! My mom just wont be positive and she always makes me do things, and it seems like she never happy to see me, and whenever i come back from my dad's house she always is in a bad mood and it just seems like she never wants me unless i have to go get something for her. I love my dad so much and I want to be around him for my high school years because he understands me and we have like the same personality and we just have the same views on things and I love him so much! it's just not fair, but cusdody isn't an easy thing to gain.
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On 10/28/03
Dana from WV said:
I understand totally!! All my mom does is yell at me and tell me what i do wrong. Most of the time i just ignore her or calmly say "mom i really dont feel like hearing this right now." But i totally understand what you are going through. Let me tell ya, it sucks!
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