How far apart can parents live and still have 50/50 custody?
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How far apart can parents live and still have 50/50 custody?
Rule of thumb is parents need to live within 20 miles of each other. Generally in cases involving parents that live more than 20 miles apart there’s usually a primary physical custodial parent because more than 20 miles just becomes too difficult to have the children going between two homes 50 percent of the time.
Can my ex partner stop me from moving?
Would a Court stop you and what exactly are your rights? The short and simple answer is your Ex-Partner cannot stop you moving away. The Courts recognise and will often sympathise with the Parent that will now have to live away from their child but will also realise that this is a practicality.
Can a judge stop me from moving?
Generally, the Court cannot prevent a parent from relocating to live somewhere else, however the Court most definitely has the power to stop a parent from taking their child to live with them in the new locality, if that area will be some distance away from the other parent and so interfere with the amount of time the …
How far away can a parent move with a child?
There is no set geographical distance dictating exactly how far away you can move with your child, but but if that distance is deemed to significantly affect the other parent’s ability to have a meaningful relationship with the child, then the court will need to establish if the move is in the child’s best interests.
