Would it be a bad idea to let my daughter go to Dallas with her dad before the court has settled the child support and custody arrangement?

Without court-appointed custody, he could legally refuse to give her back. We don’t know the relationship you have with him, or how much you trust him, but it may be pretty risky. Without a child-support order, neither of you “legally” have to pay anything to the other, regardless of who has her at the time.

He might take her to another state just to get back at you for filing a court order on him etc and never return her to you D:

i would not recommended it,

OK … So i need to hire a lawyer cuz who ever is recieving child support does not necessarily mean they have custody. So i can be recieving child support but we could have 50/50 custody? In order to get custody i have to hire a lawyer. Attorney General does not deal with that. Just deals with child support

I would at least consult with Legal Aide, if you can’t afford an attorney and the laws in your state before deciding on whether to let your daughter go out of state with him…in the midst of all that’s going on Annie. It’s better to play it safe for now and know any ramifications you could be facing if you do allow her to leave state with him.

Its not outta state. Im in pearland tx and he is in dallas tx. Bout a four hour drive. But i still wont let him take her. His mom wants to see her still. I told them they can see her more than the required visitation, i just want it on paper so he cant just run off. His mom wants to see her still before all this is settled. Im having a hard time trusting. But i dont want to open a can of sh!t with everybody. I want her to see her gma just dont want Jon runnin of to Dallas with her yet until its on paper that i am legally her gaurdian.

Has he asked for her very often in the past? I think what Colleen said makes alot of sense. Better be careful, people do crazy things over money. If I were you I’d want all my ducks in a row before I’d let my daughter go out of town like that. Her well-being is most important.