Question #39: I reside in the Province of Ontario, Canada. My daughter who is 20 years of age has recently left her boyfriend of approximately 3 years. The relationship produced a son now approximately 1 and 1/2 years of age. The initial break up was initiated by the boyfriend who sent her to Canada with a letter of authorization stating that she can take their son to Canada. The question I have is: My daughter has decided that she does not want to return to an abusive relationship (the boyfriend has been verbally abusive for most of the time they have been together in front of various witnesses) and has decided that she is safer and has more family support both for herself and her son in Canada. She has no support whatsoever in New York and does not want to go back to the abusive relationship. The boyfriend has now decided he wants her back and has been harassing her constantly. What steps can my daughter take to obtain full custody of her son and does the boyfriend have any rights to “force” her to come back to New York and bring the baby back?