Q: Visitation
Good day, I live in Ohio and my son is in California, I pay child support while he lives with his Aunt not his mother. He wants to come out and visit and I'm arranging this with the Aunt who says the mother says it's OK. Is a verbal agreement or the conversation through txt enough for him to visit or do I require something in writing?
A:
It would be wise to get written consent from your child’s mother. Not knowing what your child custody agreement says, it is safer to assume that you must get her written consent on paper (not via text messages) to take your child out-of-state.
Because you mentioned Child Support, you should be aware that paying Child Support does not have anything to do with Child Custody. Bottom line, need to follow the court’s orders, to the letter.
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