Q: My ex took my kids, I have full physical custody. He won't return them. Can I just get them from their school.
A: If you have a court certified copy of the order giving you custody and it is clear when the children are supposed to be with you, not something vague like the parents will decide parenting time, then you can ask a police officer to help you pick up your children or you can show the certified copy to anyone who has the children and pick them up. The problem you are going to run in with is the next time he has parenting time and doesn't return them. You don't want to put your children through this over and over again. You need to file a motion with the court to enforce the custody parenting time order and alert the court to what your ex is doing so the court can warn him of consequences if the behavior continues. If you and your ex don't have a set parenting time schedule that very precisely spells out what days and times he has the children now is the time to ask for a more specific parenting time plan.
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