Legal Question in Family Law in California
Move away order and mediation
Can the other party keep me from being able to move out of state? We have a mediation set for the 15 of dec and go in front of the judge on the 23. I got notified of an ex-parte hearing to request private mediation in lieu of family court services. Can the other party do that? Who would pay the fees and what do If I prefer FCS mediation?
He has a restraining order,lost all contact priveledges with the children, has supervised visits, wich he hasnt excersized in months, and hasnt fufilled any of the requests of the court order? What is the likelyhood that they would grant the private mediation? And the likelyhood of them not granting my move?
1 Answer from Attorneys
Re: Move away order and mediation
The court cannot stop you from moving. The most that the court can do is prevent you from taking the child with you. This is unlikely since father has litte contact with the child. Moving way will not have a detrimental affect on the child. As there is little or no relationship between father and child. It is unlikely that the court will order you to pay one half of the cost of a private mediator. The exception would be if he paid the entire cost of the private mediator.