Q: Do I have to let our child leave with his father if he won’t share his new address which is required within 24hrs?
Our child in this case is 9. The father and I share 50/50 custody, rotating time sharing weekly. For summer we each get about 3 weeks uninterrupted time. Tomorrow, the 22nd is supposed to be the start of the father’s 3 week summer time sharing. I got word from his wife on Friday that he was asked to move out of the home due to ongoing substance abuse issues and that he moved all of his stuff out and into a friends house whom also does drugs. The father has a history of substance abuse from what I’m finding out. He’s yet to tell me anything that’s going on and hasn’t given me the new address of where he will be taking our child, which is required in our plan. I also found out he won’t be allowed to attend the school he’s been in because the father hasn’t paid in two years, which was a huge part of our agreement. Do I have to let our son go tomorrow if I don’t know where he’s taking him? Is there anything I can do?
A: If you "got word from his wife on Friday that he ... moved all of his stuff out and into a [friend's] house", isn't it clear to you that he now lives in the friend's house? If you are in doubt, ask his wife for clarification.
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