Legal Question in Family Law in Connecticut

relocation by one parent of a child

If two parents are unwed and one

parent is the provider and the other

parent leaves the state with the child

against the will of the providing

parent does the law protect the

parent from losing the child when the

move is not agreed upon


Asked on 12/27/07, 11:51 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
John Heffernan Heffernan Legal Group, LLP

Re: relocation by one parent of a child

Yes and no. It depends on 1) whether anyone has gone to court to start a custody case, and 2) how long has the child been gone? If less than 6 months, you can start a custody case here and the Connecticut court will decide where the child lives; if more than 6 months, you must go to the state where the child now lives.

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Answered on 12/27/07, 2:17 pm


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