How does custody work if the dad moved out of state ?

Masirah

I have a three year old daughter and her father moved to Oregon about a year ago and I live in California and it’s also the only state she has ever lived in , her birth state . We have been doing I get 3 weeks and he gets one . The driving has gotten to be too much considering I work full time and am starting school . Her daycare , doctor, and dance classes are down here and I would like to file for full custody but I’m scared to loose and get her less . We were never married he only sends me 200 a month and as you can imagine it doesn’t cover even a week of her daycare . Anyone have experience with this ??