Littleton, CO asked in Family Law and Child Custody for Colorado

Q: Moved to Colorado 6 month ago w/my boyfriend. Had his baby here. Found out he is cheating on me. Can I move back to IA?

Am I able to take my baby with me back to Iowa without getting in any sort of trouble?

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  • Colorado Springs, CO
  • Licensed in Colorado

A: Generally, in the absence of a custody order, a parent can take a child where they want. What a parent can not do though is withhold the child from the other parent, as that would be parental kidnapping. Colorado is the home state of the child so any custody action would be filed here until the child has resided elsewhere for six months. Because of that, if there is an allegation of kidnapping, then a Court could potentially require you to return the child.

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