Have lived in maine now for four months with my wife and our five year old son my wife has been sle

have lived in Maine now for four months with my wife and our five year old son my wife has been sleeping with my female cousin and her husband now for a year and a half,I just found this out. Now every weekend the three of them sleep together on the couch while me and my son sleep in a room five feet away and my son have witnessed this. I need to get away from this and my family lives in Arizona I would like to go there with my son because he doesnt need to be around this,I do not know anyone here and have no place to go here do I have rights to go to my family?
susanboucher
Asked Sep 22, 2011
If you remove the child from the state of Maine after any divorce proceedings have been filed with the court system there, you could be charged with a felony offense under the Uniform Child Custody Act. However, if you have lived in Maine less that six months, jurisdiction would most likely lie with the state you lived previously. There are unknowns in your description so you should verify this with a lawyer in Maine but do not file anything before you leave.

I would also recommend collecting any evidence of the situation you can (photos writings) and hold it until the issue is completely resolved. This could easily turn into a he-said, they-said, later on.
Rob
Answered Sep 23, 2011
Edited Sep 23, 2011
Yes, take photos and gather a log of dates, incidents, etc.

Talk to an attorney before you do anything. You can get to a cheap one by getting Pre-Paid Legal (http://www.prepaidlegal.com/).

Fyi... I'm not affiliated with them, but I call them ($17/month) when I have legal questions that I don't quite yet feel the need to run by my attorney ($200+/hour).
skyDancer
Answered Sep 23, 2011
Well, first off, I am going to say that Maine is a wonderful state and I live here. Second, get the photos, then get an attorney, and resolve the issue. If custody becomes an issue, bring up the argument in court "Do you really think a woman cheating on her husband with his SISTER is a good place to leave a child etc." you know. This seems like it would be a good course of actions, then you can probably just move back to Arizona with your son.
gingerkid
Answered Sep 26, 2011

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