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I just thought this was insane..on so many levels. I imagine the mother was trying to keep out of sight so she could keep cashing his checks...  However if he were sincerely trying to find his daughter how hard would it be to find out about her death? (thats a sincere question..I don't know)

http://www.timesrecordnews.com/trn/local_news/article/0,1891,TRN_5784_4756054,00.html

excerpt:

A check in the mail led Daniel Davenport to a terrible discovery.

The Wichitan had lost his daughter, Ashley,when he and her mother broke up in 1988. Ashley stayed in the Golden State with her mother. Davenport left California in 1990 and returned to Wichita Falls.
   
Davenport lost Ashley again - this time to a fatal car accident in July 1995.

But he wouldn't know about the wreck until 11 years later after, receiving a refund check for child support, arrears and medical insurance from the Texas Attorney General's office.

Davenport pulled the check from his mailbox one day in April - of this year.

When Davenport and his fiancee Kelly Reece contacted the office to question the refund, they were told "the child is deceased and no more payments are required."

A check for $2,160 was all that remained of Ashley's life.

Davenport is sickened by the fact that his daughter's life was shuffled away, lost in 11 years worth of paperwork, like a file on a messy desk.

My husband's ex wife who has primary placement of their 13 year old daughter, had HER youngest daughter (not his child) call him on Saturday and announce that they are moving to Texas next week. He asked to speak to her and when he objected she just hung up on him. Said she wasn't going to argue.

Then she had another child of his call my husband's parents and tell them that though she realizes she is doing something illegal it is up to HIM (my husband) whether she gets in trouble or not. He will be responsible for that.

They are in fact already there "on vacation" but she is getting a house next week so they will then be official residents. We all currently live in Wisconsin.

Hubby's divorce agreement says she has to give him 60 days written notice by certified letter and he has 15 days to respond. It also states that anyone who breaks this rule is subject to up to a $10,000 fine and two years in prison.

Of course he is absolutely against this move. However, we do not have the money to hire an attorney. We just absolutely don't. We're struggling to keep our home. Where would he even start? What authorities should he notify? WI child support? (He pays child support) The sheriff's department? Surely he has recourse that isn't going to cost us everything we have?

How about bringing a video camera to each and every single exchange. My digital camera takes small videos.

As soon as she sees the camera...she'll curb her language! hehe.