Relocation or move away child custody issues are quite legally serious. What happens when one parent is transferred or wants to move away with the children during or after a divorce in Louisville? Is your former spouse threatening to move away with the kids? Have you heard rumblings from friends or the children themselves? What action should you take?
The good news is Kentucky courts and our Family Court here in Louisville take a dim view of a parent who relocates children out of the area or out of state without the court’s advance permission.
The attorneys at Dodd & Dodd have decades of experience in Louisville child custody cases and representing clients when a surprise move away occurs. If your ex-spouse takes the kids and moves out of the area you must take immediate action to protect your legal rights and our local court’s jurisdiction over the case itself. We will also ask the court to issue immediate orders for the return of the children.
Relocation or move away child custody issues create fast-moving legal issues. It is possible for parent to take their children out of state and register in their new home for emergency jurisdiction. There are often false or over-stated accusations of domestic violence associated with these requests, and they must be aggressively defended. In most Louisville divorce cases, our local court retains “jurisdiction” over the case, including questions of child custody. Once jurisdiction is lost to a court in another state it is legally quite challenging and complex to successfully battle for the children’s return.
This is why it is important to immediately contact us or call 502-584-1108 if your ex-spouse or the mother of your child has threatened to or actually moved away or relocated out of the area with your son or daughter. Taking children out of the area without the court’s permission will often backfire on the party who attempts to relocate. This action brings into question a parent’s judgment and ability to effectively parent and can lead to loss of child custody and reduced or limited supervised parenting time.
