Legal Question in Family Law in District of Columbia

child custody relocation to europe

I am a Norwegian woman currently

residing and working in the US on a

visa tied to my employment. I am

pregnant with my American

boyfriend who is a US citizen. What

would happen if we were to break up

and I wanted to relocate to my home

country, Norway, with the child? The

child would have dual citizenship. The

father would want to be stated on

the birth certificate. Is it likely that

the court would rule in favor of the

mother as long as the father could

see the child a couple of times a

year? Or is it likely that I would get

stuck in the US as a single mother?

My boyfriend has a son from a

previous marriage for whom he has

joint custody and would need to stay

in the US. Also, what would happen if

we got married before or after the

child is born and then were to get

divorced? I have no other children,

am very highly educated and

financially independent. My home

country, Norway, offers excellent

benefits for parents including high

quality low cost daycare and

healthcare. My boyfriend also is

financially independent and educated.


Asked on 6/25/09, 9:30 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Michael Hendrickson Law Office Michael E. Hendrickson

Re: child custody relocation to europe

Your question(s) involve too many speculative factors to provide any reliable answers for this scenario(in my opinion) other than to state that as the child's natural mother, you would be free to take the child to Norway at any time before American courts became involved with the issues of custody and visitation.

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Answered on 6/25/09, 10:09 pm


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