Houma, LA asked in Child Custody and Family Law for Louisiana

Q: Can my kids father take child without any agreement. Never been to court he is only ordered to pay child support

We have never been married he is on the birth certificate. He had him one weekend and decided not to return him and enrolled him in another school and wont let me see him. I've had child living with me without him for 6 years while he comes and goes as he pleases. We have never been to custody court but we have been through child support enforcement and he is ordered to pay child support. He said he will not let me see him until I give him his clothes, toys, birth certificate, insurance card, child support card, and his ssc. He is also trying to put a restraining order on me against my son. Is this legal how he did this? I am waiting for an attorney to accept my case to bring him to court but I want my son back. Is there anything I can tell the cops to get him back sooner than waiting to go to court? He has told me this is payback for me leaving him and I have this on recording also emails and texts that's very concerning. He's had him 3 weeks now and still haven't seen my child.

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Ellen Cronin Badeaux
Ellen Cronin Badeaux
Answered
  • Divorce Lawyer
  • Covington, LA
  • Licensed in Louisiana

A: You need to hire a custody attorney. It sounds like you have a hearing date coming up for ex parte custody

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