i don't think so unless the mom goes to court
absent
Absent is another word for all gone.
astray, elsewhere, missing
Away, gone, absent.
Not unless he gave her up.
away, introuvable, truant, awol
A student cannot hire a substitute when another is absent. You will have to leave this up too an adult.
You can think of it as absence taking place at a certain time....
If a soldier is absent long enough he will be declared a deserter.
Absent means not in attendance. You can be absent from school, be absent minded or absent in physical presence for example.
The past tense of 'is absent' is 'was absent'. e.g. "Tim was absent that day."
May the Lord watch betwen me and thee, while we are absent, one from another.