Can my son’s mom leave the country without my permission with my son, even though we have court this month for establishing paternity and visitation?

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Can my son’s mom leave the country without my permission with my son, even though we have court this month for establishing paternity and visitation?

Asked on December 7, 2012 under Family Law, Illinois

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MD, Member, California Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney

Answered 11 years ago | Contributor

If there is no custody order in place, yes there would really be no issue because your paternity has yet to be established. So at this point, if you wish to prevent this because you feel she would not come back and is basically taking the child to a foreign country to live, you need to seek legal counsel immediately to a) get paternity done immediately and b) ask the court to see if it is possible to have her prohibited from leaving the country.


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