Hi, my husband and I have been married for ten years in New York state. About eight years ago, my stepdaughter’s mother dropped my stepdaughter off for visitation and never returned. We tried to force her to be active in her life by taking her to court. She asked the judge if she could give up her rights, and he denied it. Child support has been deducting money directly out of her paycheck, but she still has not made any contact with her other than that. In the custody papers, it says joint custody with my husband as her primary caretaker. We have an excellent opportunity to move to Kentucky for my husband’s job transfer. My stepdaughter is now 16 years old and wants to go with us. If her mother does find out, can she take legal action? She has had no contact in 8 years. Can a 16-year old make that decision? We don’t want to go to court and open a can of worms and have her fight it, just for the sake of giving us a hard time. Thanks for your time
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