Legal Question in Family Law in Florida

My ex and I share custody of our son. I am the primary residence and he was ordered that he gets our child every Wednesday until 9pm and every other weekend and the rest of the time he is with me.. I have recently been thinking about moving out of state. His father is not against the idea but we can not agree on what would be fair. He wants our son for the whole summer and every school break such as Thanksgiving, Christmas and Spring break. We can not agree on this and he says that he will not let me move out of state unless I would agree on this. Is this a common visitation agreement. There is no particular reason for the move other than to be around family and friends, as it would be my hometown I would like to go. He also says that I would have to pay for all traveling expenses from Maryland to Florida and back.


Asked on 8/09/10, 6:02 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Carolyn Jones Law Office of Carolyn R. Jones

When one party moves out of state they have to do so with the permission of the other party. I am not sure of your local rules since I don't recognize the zip code.

But in the 4th judicial circuit they are visitation guidelines for under 400 miles and there are guidelines for over 400 miles. You should use those as your guide. Also it is customary for the party relocating to be ordered to pickup the cost of visitation, since they are the reason for the increase in expenses.

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Answered on 8/31/10, 12:20 pm


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