I just finished reading the above article. In summary, it is about a mother who went to court seeking permission to move from New York to Florida with her children. Not only does she have family there, she was offered a great job.
In a divorce where the courts are involved, parents cannot move out of the area if it will effect the other parent's custodial time. Either the party gets a court order or there is an agreement between the two parties. The latter is the kind of work I do for clients, because the shock of things like this can be managed and made easier to deal with.
My neighbors just told their daughter they were moving. It was very traumatic for her...and they aren't even divorcing! Think what the children have to go through with something like this. Imagine the additional anguish that comes when a child is made to testify at a relocation hearing. I applaud the judge in this New York case for getting creative with the use of Skype. It is just a shame the parents couldn't avoid litigation.
Any comments, guys? I think we need to try to remind everybody that this is going on all around them.
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