I don't live in Michigan or Texas, but I am in a similar situation in Ohio. If there is a visitation order in place, you need to read it, as it will tell you what you need to do in order to move out of state. Part of which may be that you have to notify the court of wanting to move so that they can redetermine what is the best visitation schedule for your child and the father. Regardless of whether or not he is current on his support, or taking all of his visitation, he is still entitled to the visitation the court has given him. Don't try to stand in the way of this. If he doesn't take the time, that is up to him, but it is his if he wants it. I'm going to tell you what a judge told me when I was going through my divorce. She said that I picked him and at one point thought for whatever reason that he was a good enough guy. Just because my opinion has changed doesn't change the fact that he is the father and entitled to his child. Also, if he's behind so far in child support, why don't you charge him with contempt? In Ohio, all I have to do is contact the child support enforcement office and tell them I want action on my case and they will start going after him to charge him with contempt. It isn't a really fast process, but if he is that far behind, he probably won't get caught up before he ends up in court. You need to hold him accountable for his obligations to his child, cause as I stated before, even if he's not paying his support, he is still entitled to all his rights to the child.

I also live in Michigan, my sons I have sole custody of my son, he does pay child support though he has never seen him, I called the court today because I am planning to move out of state as well and they told me I have to file a motion and his father and I both have to go in front of the judge. I can't even believe that because he has never seen him.