Legal Question in Family Law in Illinois

When having joint custody does the non-custodial parent have to give permission for custodial parent to leave the state with child?


Asked on 2/04/15, 9:06 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Jonathan Shimberg Shimberg and Crohn, P.C.

If you mean on a vacation, no. If permanently, whether or not there is joint custody, a parent needs permission from the court or the other side before they move with the child out of state. It is called removal in Illinois.

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Answered on 2/04/15, 9:41 am


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