Legal Question in Family Law in New York

Custody Adjustment

I entered into a divorce agreement with my ex-wife in 1997 in Illinois. We have joint custody of our daughter. Neither of us can move from Illinois, or the agreement is violated. My question is, can we make a new agreement to live in another state? We both want to move to New York state, but we don't want to lose custody. Can we re-do the agreement, so that it is binding in New York state instead of Illinois?


Asked on 9/06/00, 8:33 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Zedrick Braden III

Re: Custody Adjustment

Hello. In my opinion you

should be able to get the

court to go along with

your desire, if you file a

motion for removal of your

child to New York and you

properly present it as

an agreement between you and

your ex-spouse. However,

I would not suggests trying

to represent yourself; hire

a lawyer to lead the way!

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Answered on 10/08/00, 12:46 am


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