Q: My husband and I want to move to Texas to better our situation but, sons father owes 3,000 childsupport, can I take him?
My sons father had my son live with him for 2 months and it went sour. His girlfriend watched our son and never packed him a lunch or took him to school some days and the school contacted me. I then got my son back. Now my husband, daughter and youngest son are moving to Texas from IL to better our living situation but, the father says no he can't go so it can lower what he owes of child support. My son doesn't want to with with his father because he is never home, he's a truck driver and the schooling isn't as good because it is a lower income area. My son has been a honer roll student, healthy and has all his needs. He also has a brother, sister and cat he doesn't want to leave behind. Can the father just keep him or can I take him to Texas? Would this lead to a continuing battle that would need a lawyer involved? I just want what's best for my son. Case number from court was 10FA86 from McHenry County. IL. Thank you for your time.
A: You need permission from the court to move your child out-of-state. There are a number of legal hoops to jump through and numerous things the judge needs to consider. Contact an attorney to get this done -- it is not something most people will succeed in doing on their own.
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