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Fabulous! (Co-author hopping in) That’s very helpful.
I will say, the parents do not work for the government. The organization is a “private investigation” style thing separate from all governments like the Pinkertons, although they have worked alongside governments in time of need. (They are connected to the Witness Protection Program, in that they run a high security school for kid witnesses/kids of high profile people. However, that’s separate from their organization itself, which deals in Investigation, Negotiation, and Evacuation)
I don’t know if that would change anything/if there would be an investigation in that case. She’s a secretary while he works hither and yon as an investigator.
You have listened to fears, child. Come, let me breathe on you... Are you brave again? -Aslan
Ah, thank you! This is a lot of helpful information.
Okay, so the kid is in Canada at the time (Quebec) as that’s the family residence. I have found a bit of legal stuff for Canada by now, but haven’t started looking into the American side. This is so beautifully concise (which legal documents are definitely not).
This is helpful. So, the American side of things would be satisfied with the current Will. Good. Now I know what the court will look like on that side.
According to what I’ve seen for Canada (my brother helped me dig around using AI) the Will–in the case of child custody–is more if a suggestion. They’d throw a fit over Kohen not being Canadian and not living in Canada, as they don’t particularly like their kids leaving (or even Quebec kids leaving Quebec). But if it is determined in the kid’s best interest, and the fact that Jayson is also American…then they’d probably decide in his favor.
Although, Kohen’s position is interesting. He’d likely have to prove he’s not a target too, as he and Jayson’s father worked together (I think?). Kohen is married, and lives in the US when he isn’t overseas. My current plan has him resigning from fieldwork to a desk job in order to provide the home and safety Jayson requires. Kohen is overseas at the time of the incident, and is not in contact for nearly 24 hrs, although his wife is. (They also have a boy the same age as Jayson, and are good parents)
The Canadian extended family are not in a position to provide either financially or emotionally for Jayson.
A cup of tea is cheaper than therapy.
It would be treated the same.
If the other family can’t provide then they don’t have much of a fight. And Kohen can drag America in on the grounds that the mother was an American citizen and he would win out 100%
And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who couldn't hear the music
You know, if it’s not vitally important, you could move him to America at the time, and make life easier on everyone…..
And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who couldn't hear the music
Awesome.
Probably good advice. I would, but it’s already in his backstory, and I didn’t want to go back and change it now.
And I mostly just lost it when I realized that this, being a modern real life setting, I couldn’t go sort through or make up the customs and laws myself, like I could for nearly any of my other WIPs. Historical culture? Easy to research. Modern legal messes? *Shudders*
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