What to do if the Custodial parent abandons the child with the non-custodial parent?

[Chris]

Are they breaking laws child support laws? Can I call police?
Yes i am the non-custodial parent

[mysty]

I would call the non emergency police line and make a report if they say you can. You need to document if you are going to go back to court for custody. Poor kids I'd take them if their parents didn't want them.

[ladystang]

are you the parent?
if you are contact courts for custody
if not you can't do anything.

[beenthere]

Do you have a lawyer? If so make an emergency phone call into him/her. You only have only a couple of more hours to make contact before the weekend so do it asap. If you don't have one, call a family law lawyer and ask for a free initial consultation. Find out what the laws are in your state and how you should proceed. I wouldn't get the police or CPS involved at this time because it is a holiday weekend and no one in the courts will be available. You don't want the kids to be in an emergency shelter or foster care until you figure out what you are going to do. Forget about the child support right now. It is only money. The kids are more important.

Did the custodial parent give you a means to contact them in case of a medical emergency? Any paperwork? If they get hurt or sick, you may need a judge's ok to treat. Just warning you.

School- take them to the school they regularly go to until you get answers from the lawyer and court.

[George McCasland]

No on child support, but there may be a case on abandonment. You still have to pay. What you have to do is to contact child support enforcement and make an official request to modify the order. You should also consider filing a motion for change of custody based on abandonment. Initially, this can be done pro se by using a doc prep service to prepare your motion. These links will help if you want to use an attorney.
http://Getting_Started-Fathers_N_Family_...house.org/
Http://Attorneys-Hiring_The_Right_One.Dads-House.Org
Http://Father_Custody.Dads-House.Org
http://Child_Support.Dads-House.org

Federal Child Support Enforcement Handbook for Non-Custodial Parents
http://ChildSupportRights.org
http://childsupportquiz.childsupportrights.org/


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