I really need advice from an attorney in family law or custody issues- Please! there has been child abuse?

Here is the issue:





Husband divorces wife in 2007. They have 2 children both under the age of 6. She moves to New York before the divorce actually finalizes. Divorce date comes and judge can grant divorce, but no custody can be assigned to either party because she is in another state. Xwife has kids and one of the children ends up being sexually abused by xwife's boyfriend. boyfriend goes to jail for 6 years. 6 months later Xwife has new boyfriend and moves him in with kids. Xhusband wants custody of his two kids now, but still lives in another state (MO). What should he do? Does he need to hire an attorney from NY? Can he hire one from his own state? Does he need to hire an attorney at all? What if he can't afford legal fees? What advice can you give him?


If he went and got his kids would he be protected by any law being that there is no custody in place? What are his options?I really need advice from an attorney in family law or custody issues- Please! there has been child abuse?
Find a local attorney who will provide you with the first hour free as a consultation and ask your questions there. This is not the forum to be trying to find the law or your rights and you need to get the children away from the abusive relationship...no matter what the cost is.





Good luck.