I have posted on here before but always for myself. This time it is regarding my current husband and his ex wife. A few years back(2002) she kidnapped the kids and was charged with child withholding. She was convicted and was charged witha felony. My husband for gave her(they were still married at the time). However, they soon seperated in 2003. They shared custody and for awhile went week on week off. The kids are now 8 and 5. My husband didn't think it was fair to the kids for them to be shuffled back and forth and gave away part of his custody. We now have them on Wednesdays and on 2nd, 3rd and 4th weekends. Back in Feb we had the visitation modified. With the same as stated above. just needed it in a legal form. Well today she called my husband I think she does these things just to eat at him. She asked him what he thought about her moving to Texas with the kids. When she kidnapped them she was gone for almost a year. Their oldest daughter still remembers the things that happened in the "Bad Place" She claims that she wants to move there because of the housing market . Here in CA the housing market is outrageous. What can we do to protect the kids. How can we stop this from happening? She has already told the oldest that they would be moving soon. I know she is not happy with this. The youngest doesn't comprehend things so well. My husband loves his kids and always tries to do whats best, even if he has to sacrafice his self. Any suggestions to protect my husband and these children would be appreciated.....THANKS.

You can pursue primary custody or seek an order to prevent her from taking the kids out of state. With her history, the odds of success are decent. However, her reasons for wanting to move are legitimate, based on what you are saying. COnsult an atty.