There is plenty of room to question the validity and accuracy of such a story.
"Trusting you" as to whether "the court" knows her location is immaterial.
Whether or not "the father" knows the mothers location IS material
It is NOT the court's job to find and serve parents in a child custody case, but rather the father's job in this case, or the fathers attorney. The implication to the contrary, and the implication the father knows the mothers location, is a big red flag on the truthfulness of this story. While temporary custody orders may be awarded with a no show by one parent, permanent orders rendered by default require a few more procedural hoops to jump through than appears to have happened here.

