What are the options with interstate child custody?
I’m living in Wisconsin and my ex is in Florida. I am currently pregnant with his child and I am trying to figure out from start to finish what the options and process are with interstate child custody.
I’m living in Wisconsin and my ex is in Florida. I am currently pregnant with his child and I am trying to figure out from start to finish what the options and process are with interstate child custody. He has already told me "we’ll let the courts decide." We got along until I told him I was pregnant.
You can open a case for custody/visitation, sometime even before the child is born, although it usually is done after the child is born depending on how your county handles it. Now, if your child is born in Wisconsin then this state holds jurisdiction over the child and you open a case there.
February 25th, 2010 at 12:37 pm
Do you expect him to petition for custody, or are you just researching all of your options? If the two of you are friends and can agree on a custody/visitation arrangement, then all you have to do is file a stipulation (in your state) outlining your agreement and making it a court order. Make it clear what you will and won’t allow him to do (i.e. remove your child from the state of Wisconsin until he/she is xx years of age, etc.) You don’t really have to do anything unless he is planning on fighting you for custody, in all actuality. If you are afraid he will try and remove your child from the state without your knowledge or consent, then you will want to file for custody as soon as possible after the baby is born just so you have a court order that is enforceable should he try anything of the sort.
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February 25th, 2010 at 1:07 pm
You can open a case for custody/visitation, sometime even before the child is born, although it usually is done after the child is born depending on how your county handles it. Now, if your child is born in Wisconsin then this state holds jurisdiction over the child and you open a case there.
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