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    Default Mother Takes Child & Hides 16 Years

    My question involves a child custody case from the State of: MN.
    I live in WA. The mother now lives in FL.

    My brother fathered a child. The mother refused to put him on the birth certificate and even collected welfare claiming she did not know who the father was. I was very close to the mother and talked to her almost daily. She was very upset that my brother didn't marry her once she got pregnant. One day, with the help of her mother, she packed up and left town with the baby, never to be seen or heard from again. My brother was devastated, but had no funds to hire an atty and hunt her down. He pleaded with her family and they only threatened to throw him in jail. When I tried to reason with them, they also threatened me with getting a restraining order against me. Her family is very wealthy.

    Thanks to the internet, I have located her and my niece - who is now 16. I wrote her a letter, called and emailed her and she has not responded.

    Has she done anything illegal and if so, what is the recourse?

    Thanking you in advance.

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    Default Re: Mother Takes Child & Hides 16 Years

    Is there a reason your brother did not pursue establishment of paternity?

    Unless Babymama was a minor at the time of the birth, her family's bluster is completely irrelevant. When you have (or think you have) knocked someone up, you do the responsible thing and voluntarily acknowledge paternity.

    You don't even need a lawyer for it.

    Thanks to the internet, I have located her and my niece - who is now 16. I wrote her a letter, called and emailed her and she has not responded.
    She's not obligated to talk to you.

    Has she done anything illegal and if so, what is the recourse?
    Maybe. If she has, though? You have no standing to bring suit. If your brother is looking to establish paternity, he still can, but you don't have a dog in this fight.

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    Default Re: Mother Takes Child & Hides 16 Years

    From what I understand he didn't know that he wasn't listed on the birth certificate until she left town.
    He had no money and her parents, who are people with money, were threatening to have him put in jail for harassment and stalking. He knew they could hire good attys. He hoped that the babymama would get over her snit and re-establish contact. That never happened.
    So only he can do anything about this, correct?

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    Default Re: Mother Takes Child & Hides 16 Years

    Yep. Only HE can do anything.

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    Default Re: Mother Takes Child & Hides 16 Years

    He had no money and her parents, who are people with money, were threatening to have him put in jail for harassment and stalking.
    Again, unless she was a minor, what they had to say was completely irrelevant. THEY don't have a dog in this fight, either.

    If he wishes to pursue visitation now, he WILL be asked "So, where were you 16 years ago?". If he answers that Babymama's parents scared him away, and Babymama was a grown adult? He's going to get a pretty thorough tongue lashing.

    So only he can do anything about this, correct?
    That's correct. Only him. Everyone else? Legal strangers.

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