My fiance’ has a son that is five years old that lives with the mother in Florida. She moved over 900 miles away a few months ago so he would not be able to see his son on a regular basis. They have been broken up for over three years now. They have never been to court for anything so neither of them has court ordered custody. He sends a good amount of child support every month because he knows that is the right thing to do. In December she is letting his family in Virginia have their son for a few weeks. His family has agreed to let him come take his son, we live in North Carolina. Is it illegal for him to bring his son to North Carolina and keep him here? He has asked my opinion and I have no idea of the laws for this situation. They were never married, never been to court, child support is paid voluntarily, but the mother will not allow father and son to see each other. He has a great job, doesn’t do drugs, no criminal record, no history of abuse, the only thing the mother resents is the fact that he won’t be with her. She tells the child that his father doesn’t love him anymore or he would come live with them instead of staying in North Carolina (where they originally lived). He came home from work one day over three years ago and she had packed and took the son with her. Any advice?
You may have better luck posting this in the Laws section of y/a. I’ve gotten some pretty good help in that section.