Quote Quoting shortie
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Who are you in this situation, OP?
I am an extended family member of the father, who does not buy his story.

He claims the child was abandoned to him by the mother.

I have no experience with these circumstances, so please bear with me.
Thanks.

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Quote Quoting dad-1234
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Can't answer the full question, but I know that dad couldn't take child out of the country without a passport and to get one for a minor, both parents need to agree/apply on it unless there is only one legal parent, then the court order and a special form need to be submitted With the application.
This fully answers my question in regards to him taking the child out of the country.
He is not allowed to contact the mother because of criminal charges against him.
How he was even allowed to have custody of this child is beyond my comprehension.
Something just does not seem right, IMO.

And the reason I asked the original question is because I suspect he might be a flight risk, already addressed in another thread.

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Quote Quoting tex11
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There is plenty of room to question the validity and accuracy of such a story.

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.
I did not know if it was the task of the court or an atty, due to my lack of knowledge on such matters. He had a family law atty on the case.

I did not intend to imply that the dad knows the mother's current location.
The last known location was when she handed the child over to him via a family member.
Then, she allegedly moved...address unknown.
I am implying that the court knows where she is, because she is a witness for the prosecution in the dad's criminal case.