u/handgrenadeinmybutt

[California] Ex trying to get full custody after moving out of state.

Ive posted here quite a bit but I cant help but worry...

We had mediation. Ex is asking for full custody through the school year. She moved 6 hours away in California and now shes moved out of state 5 hours away. She isnt working and relies on her boyfriends job. They have a new child together.

Our kids are changing school next year here in California and she is requesting to move them. I work nights weekends and see them when I wake up around 1pm till about 7pm when I go to work and then for my 3 days off which is about Monday 1pm till Thursday 7pm. 95 percent of our kids family is here in California and they help out while I work. They have friends, family and attend church here. They only have some cousins near their mom. They only have a 2 bedroom aparment. Her boyfriend has 2 children from a prior relationship so that would mean 5 kids 2 adults in a 2 bedroom apartment if theyre all there at once...she keeps arguing that she can be a full time stay at home mom for them.

Ive had full custody since she moved in October and maintained the same job and home for them. We've lived in California the last 4 years. Kids are 6 and 7. Our kids also have health insurance through my job and all health care out of state would be out of network costing a ton. Ex doesnt have health insurance because she isnt working.

Is there a chance she gets them? I just dont know what I would do if she did. I love them so much and fear they will not have stability with her concidering the 2 moves within a 3 month time span and her not working.

This is our second go around for a move away request. First time it was declined because she moved out of state and no longer lived in the city in California she was requesting to move them to.

Thoughts?

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u/handgrenadeinmybutt — 2 days ago

[California] Mother is in another state without insurance.

So Ive posted here before if you'd like more context you can check my past posts.

I live in California where our divorce started. Ex moved 6 hours away in California where she request to move the kids and be the full time parent. I was granted full time custody until mediation and the hearing. Before the hearing came she moved out of state. Still 5 hours away. So it was denied and a new mediation and trial was set for the new location. Mother was granted every other weekend visitation and alternating holidays per the mediators recomendation when she initially moved in state 6 hours away.

I brought up to the judge that our children have health care coverage in California and mother isnt working and doesnt have health care for the children. He didnt seem to care. Now the children have been brought to the hospital twice out of state and out of network.

Will this affect her parenting time? Shes still requesting the children be moved out of state. Also all the children's family is local where we are. All within 30 mins. She only have 1 family member where she is out of state.

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u/handgrenadeinmybutt — 8 days ago