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Miranda
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Did anyone just look up move away laws?

09/19/10 09:14 AM

Massachusetts Law - What If A Spouse Wants To Move Away?

If the child is under age 18, or was born in Massachusetts, or has lived there five-years, in order for a parent to move the child out of the jurisdiction, the parent must get one of:

The child's consent, if the child "of suitable age to consent" (the meaning here is unclear); or
Both parents' consent; or
A court order allowing the child to be moved (this is the most frequent route).
In the event of a court order, the court will make this decision based on what appears best for the child under all the circumstances of the case, and based on whether there is a real advantage to the child in the new location.

The key advantages that can justify a move are:

Employment for the parent.
Being near family, especially grandparents from either side.
Being in the custodial parent's native culture, if significantly different from the present culture.
The court will also consider whether there is a motive to deprive the other spouse of contact; this will work against the move.

And the court will see how much the move will decrease the child's contact with the other parent, which also works against the move.

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Relocating to AZ	emelbee3	09/10/10 04:02 PM
Re: Relocating to AZ	DeeCan	09/10/10 06:33 PM
Re: Relocating to AZ	DedicatedDad	09/10/10 06:21 PM
Re: Relocating to AZ	preemiemom	09/14/10 11:15 AM
Re: Relocating to AZ	googledad	09/16/10 11:10 PM
Re: Relocating to AZ	preemiemom	09/17/10 11:25 AM
Re: Relocating to AZ	googledad	09/18/10 12:03 AM
Re: Relocating to AZ	preemiemom	09/18/10 07:42 PM
Re: Relocating to AZ	googledad	09/20/10 06:51 AM
Re: Relocating to AZ	emelbee3	09/20/10 07:05 AM
Re: Relocating to AZ	googledad	09/20/10 07:16 AM
Re: Relocating to AZ	emelbee3	09/20/10 07:55 AM
Re: Relocating to AZ	Miranda	09/20/10 08:28 AM
Re: Relocating to AZ	Sherron	09/20/10 08:39 AM
Re: Relocating to AZ	emelbee3	09/20/10 10:41 AM
Re: Relocating to AZ	Runswithscissors	10/05/10 08:08 AM
Re: Relocating to AZ	Concerned_Dad	04/10/11 08:28 PM
Re: Relocating to AZ	DeeCan	09/22/10 06:14 PM
Re: Relocating to AZ	DedicatedDad	09/18/10 11:48 PM
Re: Relocating to AZ	preemiemom	09/19/10 07:10 AM
Re: Relocating to AZ	DedicatedDad	09/19/10 07:24 AM
Re: Relocating to AZ	preemiemom	09/19/10 07:50 AM
Did anyone just look up move away laws?	Miranda	09/19/10 09:14 AM
Re: Relocating to AZ	Miranda	09/17/10 05:33 PM
Re: Relocating to AZ	DedicatedDad	09/17/10 06:21 PM
Re: Relocating to AZ	DedicatedDad	09/17/10 04:56 PM
Re: Relocating to AZ	preemiemom	09/17/10 08:53 PM
Re: Relocating to AZ	DeeCan	09/17/10 02:48 PM
Re: Relocating to AZ	DedicatedDad	09/16/10 04:52 PM

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