Parental Relocation After Divorce
Schneiders & Schneiders:
Experienced Interstate Removal Attorneys
Whether you have primary physical custody or are the non-custodial parent — moving outside the Commonwealth of Massachusetts will involve some legal issues.
For non-custodial parents, modifying visitation is the goal. For custodial parents, it is obtaining permission to move.
What is important to know is that whichever side of the Interstate removal or relocation issue you are on — there is no substitute for having a lawyer who has handled these matters before.
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At the Law Offices of Schneiders & Schneiders, our family law practice includes helping people with child custody who want to move to another state, and helping non-custodial parents to preserve a meaningful relationship with their children.
In Massachusetts, custodial parents must petition the court before they can be allowed to move outside of the commonwealth. Interstate removal issues courts consider in determining whether or not to grant these petitions include:
- Any advantages of the move in terms of the likelihood that it will improve the general quality of life for both the custodial parent and the child themselves
- The motives of the custodial parent for seeking o move, and the likelihood that they will comply with substitute visitation orders
- The likelihood that an adequate basis for preserving and fostering the parental relationship with the non-custodial parent will remain if Interstate removal is allowed
The Big Picture
The process courts use to decide Interstate removal issues can be described as a balancing act.
Recognizing that a child's relationship with each of their parents will never be the same after divorce, and also that that the child's quality of life and style of life are provided by the custodial parent — courts attempt to balance the best interests of the child along with those of the custodial parent.
Our attorneys see the bigger picture behind these cases as well and work to put forward each client's unique situation and objective in the most persuasive light possible before the court.
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