[He Rides A White Horse]

....and I'll say to you.........a friend of mine is getting divorced; his wife decided to take up with another man and is moving to another state. She might as well be moving to Saudi Arabia; he'll see his daughter when she wants him to. Which will probably be not very often.

This stuff happens in America every day; how many petitions have you signed to prevent this? None I'll bet.

[Proud2BeFree]

Your reply about women moving to another state really has nothing to do with it. In my case I moved out when I was beaten. I had attempted to work things out until that point but I will not stay and be a punching bag. (My policy - you get one punch then I'm out of there - violence can only get worse and I will NOT be hit.) Not good for me, not good for my daughter to see.

I think children need both parents. When you can't work things out both parents need to be in the children's lives. In this case, my Ex left the country under threat of deportation as a result of HIS own actions, not mine. He has CHOSEN not to be in touch with her for all these years. My issue here is my Ex holding the passport hostage and withdrawing my daughters residencing application.