Legal Question in Family Law in Texas

The law is whatever is contained in your final decree of divorce. If the final decree places a geographic restriction on the primary residence of the children, then you cannot move the children to CA without the agreement of the other parent or an order from the court.

If there is no such language in the final decree, then you can make the move. HOWEVER, don't be surprised if the other parent files a motion to modify for the purpose of imposing a geographic restriction. If the other parent has not moved since the final decree of divorce was signed AND has exercised nearly all of his possession and access time, he has a good chance of prevailing.

Here it is short & sweet - not in lawyer language.

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You aren't going to like it!

Generally, the kid won't be moving.

You can do whatever you want.

I encourage you to try mediation.

If you want to move then you are going to have to make it worth your ex's effort to agree.

I think I answered a question similar to yours just a couple of days ago on this website so you can try to look it up.

Also, you can try my answers on www.avvo.com

Sorry!

My "best" story is the woman who moved to Hawaii with the kids & the judge made the kids move back to Harris County (they were really pissed!) and live with Dad! Mom got to visit her kids! She remarried & she thought she could just up and move because she remarried -- that does not work in Harris County if dad is involved in the kid's lives.