Pregnant daughter moving out-of-state, must she notify baby's dad in wrinting or orally to be in compliance?
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My daughter is pregnant and due in January. She and the baby's dad (her boyfriend) are splitting up. She will be moving from OH to NY and will file for child support in NY. Does she need to advise the baby's dad verbally or orally to be in compliance?
As long as the baby isn't born yet, she can move wherever she wants and she doesn't have to give the boyfriend any kind of notice. Indeed, even after the baby is born, if there's no wedding and no court order, the birth certificate is all the evidence she needs of her sole legal custody.
However, moving before the birth is a good idea, because once the baby is born, wherever that is becomes the baby's "home state," and a custody application would have to be filed in that state alone, until and unless the child lives in another state for at least six months.

Are you a lawyer?
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