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Question:

Is it considered kidnapping if I move out of state before our divorce is final even though my spouse is deployed overseas?

By Julie Garrison

Special to DadsDivorce.com

An ounce of protection can help ward off a lifetime of sorrow and frustration.

The key in preventing parental kidnapping is to put protections and interventions in place that will prevent the child abduction from ever happening in the first place.

Here are 13 proactive actions that a parent can take:

By Julie Garrison

Special to DadsDivorce.com

There are certain behaviors that a divorced dad should be aware of that may indicate an increased risk of parental kidnapping in a divorce and child custody case.

By Julie Garrison

Special to DadsDivorce.com

Each year in the United States, more than 200,000 children are abducted by a parent.

Almost half of these kidnapped children were taken across state lines by their abducting parent and concealed, with the intent of keeping them for an indefinite period of time or to try to effect a permanent change of custody in the abducting parent’s favor. Forty-four percent of these children are under the age of six.

Parental kidnapping is considered child abuse by the legal system.

Question:

My wife and I are still legally married though we have been separated for many years. She recently moved with my child to another state and enrolled him in school without my permission.

Since there are no custody or related court orders can I go get my son and bring him back to live with me? Would it hurt the future divorce and child custody case if I were to do this?