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my wife walked out on me today left with my 4 year old and 1 year old i wann a know my rights to go and get my kids i miss them i miss my wife but she has crossed a line i want to go an take my kids but need to know my rights or should go with police and demand my kids back home
Hi and welcome on here.
Firstly, you said you miss your wife but she's crossed a line. It seems to me that you are (not unreasonably) angry that she has walked out and this is something that needs to be addressed. Have you considered that she may be feeling the same? In which case, perhaps it might be worth contacting Relate to see if you can work things out for your sake and that of the children.
The strict answer to your question is that she has no more right to the children than you have (assuming you are named on the birth certificates). However, I will pretty much guarantee that if you go and try to take them back, the police are likely to be called and you could end up being at the wrong end of the law, and that will really ruin your chances, so if you think Relate won't work, I'd say the next thing to consider is mediation over contact.
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