Would I Face Any Kind Of Legal Repercussions If I Take My Daughter Out Of State To Visit My Family If My Husband Says I’m Not Allowed To.

location: Georgia, USA

My dad and stepmom live out of state. my daughter (4 yo) and I have already been out to visit once. My husband can’t go with us usually because he gets very limited time off. When I bring up going out to visit he always says they should just come here (which they usually do the bulk of the time — it’s just occasional visits that we make out there). He doesn’t think it’s fair that I want to take her out to visit there and he will have to be away from her for a week when they could just come to us. They live in a beautiful state that I very much love visiting and she loved the one time we went. Before we had her, I would typically go out there on my own at least once a year (alone either because of his time off concerns or the fact that we were broke grad students for awhile before that).

This summer my dad has volunteered to pay for the plane tickets (so it’s not like I need his permission to make a big purchase). I have not received a specific no from my husband yet, but he is getting increasingly controlling about a number of things that I won’t get into here, so I anticipate he will tell me no. Hes a lawyer so he sometimes uses legalese to make threats. My question is: if I take my daughter out of state without his “permission” could I face any legal repercussions or if we do end up getting divorced could this be somehow used against me.

Also, as a side note, I know my marriage has serious problems. I am in therapy, I am seeking support from friends and family, and I am hoping that maybe if I am firmer in standing up to him when he tries to put arbitrary limits on me, this dynamic can change.