Legal Question in Family Law in Florida

Re: Child Custody

Where you ever married? Why did you enter

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Re: Child Custody

You will need to seek court permission to relocate and custody. The best interests of the child will dictate.

Re: Child Custody

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If the parties cannot continue to agree, then it will be necessary for one of you to go to court to determine the primary residential parent. Since the daughter has been living with the father for 8 years, he will quite possibly be designated unless you can show the court valid reasons why not. The courts generally do not want to uproot a 10 year old child unless there are extremely valid reasons which would warrant such a change. Please bear in mind that the father's rights as to the child are equal to yours and your moving is generally not considered by a court to be a good reason to change the residential parent.

Scott R. Jay, Esq.