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When your divorce is finalized, you or your former spouse will inevitably have to find a new place to live. And if your settled child custody arrangement leaves you both with joint custody over your child, this new place must be within the state borders of Tennessee. Not only within the state, but also within a close commuting distance away from one another, for the sake of convenience when picking up and dropping off your child for scheduled custody times. This is all to say that petitioning to relocate with your child out of state may be a doozy. Without further ado, please continue reading to learn how to relocate with your child after divorce legally and how one of the experienced Clarksville child relocation lawyers at Fendley and Birch can help you do so without consequence.
Say you were appointed the residential parent over your child in your divorce settlement. Then, say you wish to move out of state or more than 50 miles away from the nonresidential parent later on. Well, under these circumstances, you may have to petition for a formal relocation order with the Tennessee family court that originally settled your child custody arrangement.
With this, the nonresidential parent may step forward and object to the move. So you must do everything to present a strong case to the court, demonstrating that the move would be in your child’s best interest wholeheartedly. Here, you may argue that you seek permission for relocation based on any one of the following valid grounds:
If the nonresidential parent objects to your initial request to relocate with your child, it is pertinent that you take the issue to the Tennessee family court and seek their official permission. This is because leaving without notice or approval may have you facing serious legal consequences, such as the following:
There is no need to remain hesitant when you have one of the skilled Clarksville family lawyers on your side and supporting you. So please inquire with us at Fendley and Birch at your earliest possible opportunity.