Custodial Rights?

Q:What is the correct way to go about reporting something like violation of custody laws? My daughters father took her for longer than he was supposed to to Chicago, and did not return her when I told him to (I am her custodial parent, he has only visited her now
and again for the past three years)and when I called the police to see if they could order her to be returned, they said as long as his name is on the birth certificate, they can't do anything about it.

A: It is dependent upon the court ordered visitation and custodial arrangements that you have in place with the child's father. If you do not have this spelled out then custodial arrangements are not necessarily legally enforcable. I suggest you contact a civil/family law attorney for more advice on how to proceed in your case.