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.Can the non-custodial parent take the child out of school?

I am sorry that I don’t have the specific answer to this question but I am not familiar with the intricacies of STATE custody laws. One place to look to figure this out, however, may be the custody order. If one parent has sole legal custody, that generally means that parent can make decisions regarding all major aspects of the child’s life such as education, medical and religious training. If one parent has those rights and the other parent chose to remove the child from school, you may want to take your order to a lawyer to ask if you should go back to file a violation petition against that parent. Whether or not the parent violated the custody order by taking the child out of school may depend on the specific details of the situation as well. Again, I can’t say for sure because I don’t know the specifics of STATE law. Here is a link for lawyers to try to find out the answer and to get advice on what to do next: LINK and here is some more info on STATE custody in case it’s helpful: LINK

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