Q: My daughter went to live with her dad, who she barely knows, in Wyoming and now he doesn’t want her to come visit me.
My daughter wanted to go live with her dad in Wyoming so I let her and signed a paper saying she lives with me but that she was temporarily going to live with him. She wants to come visit but now he’s saying he’s afraid I won’t bring her back. I’m the one that has had custody of her entire life and the Office of Recovery Services has adjusted child support through July but I never put an end date on her living with him so if he doesn’t let her come visit, am I within my right to go get her? He hasn’t been in her life up until now and it’s clearly stated that it was temporary.
A: If she wants to come home - because your residence is her home - and you have court-ordered primary custody, you are certainly within your rights to go pick her up. I would do everything possible to reassure her father that you will keep him involved in her life and try to avoid drama. Conflict between the two of you will absolutely have a negative impact on your daughter.
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