Q: My sons father is keeping from me.
Me and my sons father was never married so I was told that under alabama law I had full custody. We never went to court over custody. My son and I moved to Ohio at the beginning of this yeah with the fathers permission. I took my son to visit him for around 2 weeks 3 or 4 times and when I did so I came back to Ohio for work. But the last time I dropped off my son that when things went wrong. His father is saying he will not allow me to bring him back. Now I have received a letter from my sons insurance saying he is no longer an Ohio resident. I went to ask they why. All they said is "someone informed us that he is now staying with his father" so I told them he was visiting him. They said that I can not reinstate his insurance unless the father signs off on it even though I told them he has no custody and my son lives with me. What do I do. I don't even know where to start
A: Contact the insurance company again. Write them this time and state that at all times the child has resided with you and since January in the state of Ohio. Explain that father has not sought out his parental rights and responsibilities and that you per Ohio Law are the sole custodian. Again do this in writing.
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