Legal Question in Family Law in Minnesota
Explaining sole custodianship and joint legal custody laws.
I have sole custodial of our daughter, she is 6. My ex and I have joint legal custody. What kind of "hoops", if any, do I have to jump through to move to another state and change our visitation? Right now he has our daughter every other weekend. If I moved out of state, I'm sure she would spend about 8 weeks with her dad in the summers, and every other Christmas and Spring Break.
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Re: Explaining sole custodianship and joint legal custody laws.
To change states, you must have an agreement of the parties. If you do not have an agreement, you may bring a motion before the Court seeking to relocate. The presumption is that the relocation should be allowed unless the other party can demonstrate that it is being requested in "bad faith".
To prevail, you must show a good reason for the move. You should provide documentation that the move serves the child's best interests.
Some of the information you provide may include documentation of a better or good job in the new state, that the cost of living is lower, that the weather is better for the child's health, you should provide documentation that you have researched the schools in the area.
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