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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]You cannot take children across state lines without the consent of both parents.[/b] I used to work in a job where we sent children on trips and if both parents were not going, they both needed to sign all the paperwork agreeing that the child could go. I don't know if that rule is specific to certain states, but it was definitely the case when I had that job.

We got into this with our neighbors who were divorcing - the dad wouldn't take his kids on the big dad/kid trip our friend group does every year and it happened to fall on the weekend the wife had the kids so she asked other dads if they would take her kids (which we had done in the past for certain dads couldn't attend for whatever reason). The answer was no because they were going out of state (driving, but still crossing state lines) and we weren't going to get into it with her husband, who sounds like OP's husband.[/quote]

What?  :lol:  Of course you can! Who's going to stop you? I've done this without explicit permission from my DH. My parents live in Chicago and have taken my kids to Indiana Dunes without explicit permission. You just can't take them across state lines to exploit them. [/quote]

It very much depends on the state. And even if it’s not a state with strict parental kidnaping law, the dad can file for temporary emergency custody. 7 weeks out of state unilaterally isn’t going to be kindly viewed by the judge. [/quote]

Errrrr...I've lived 5 miles from state lines twice in my life and never once asked DH if I cross them with the kids.[/quote]

Are you being purposefully obtuse?

Yes, I crossed state lines with my kids last weekend, but my husband was fine with. OP's husband is telling her she cannot take the kids out of state. This is obviously a different situation she is dealing with. He has explicitly told her [b]she cannot take the kids out of state[/b]. Do you want her to roll the dice and find out what happens if she does so [b]against his explicit instructions[/b]?[/quote]

Did you get lost on your way to Saudi Arabia?

They’re still married. She can take her children wherever she wants including out of the country. Yes he could file a fraudulent order of emergency custody but a judge seeing that and then coming to understand that a teacher has taken her children to see their grandparents every summer continued to do so this summer is really, really unlikely to see a kidnapped. [/quote]

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