There is a multitude of reasons the primary parent of a child will have to move to a new location with the child. A job relocation, familial obligations, and a new job entirely are just a few of the common causes of a significant move. When the parents of a child/children are divorced or do not live together, and the primary parent is facing a possible change in residence, what are the procedures and allowances that need to be followed? Florida law is very specific in outlining what a parent can do to relocate a child to an alternate jurisdiction. Relocation, or change of domicile of a child is often petitioned along with determinations of child custody and other parenting determinations, such as visitation. A parent cannot just leave the current home state of the child with said child without legitimate reasoning because the non-custodial parent still has a right to have meaningful contact with the child. If a parent wants to move more than 50 miles from the other parent, he or she must petition the court for permission. Many factors are pertinent to the judge’s decision in granting the relocation, but an effort by one parent to deny parenting time to the other parent by moving further away is a key factor.
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