What to do if I recently left the state with my 2 year old son?

What to do if I recently left the state with my 2 year old son?

After leaving my son’s father calls and says that he filed a petition for joint shared custody and that it states neither of us are to leave the state with the child. He says that the petition is signed by a judge. When I called family court I was told that there was only a petition filed but no court order. A police officer calls and says that my son’s father was there with him stating that I had left the state with our son and he was holding a petition that is signed by a judge saying that I’m not to leave the state. A few days go by and receive a call from an unknown number claiming to be from family court saying the same thing. What should I do? I was not served with any papers .

Asked on December 19, 2012 under Family Law, New York

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