I recently took some time off to celebrate my 25th wedding anniversary. My wife and I ran the Boston Marathon together on April 18, 2011, just a few days shy of our anniversary. We ran together the whole way and finished in 4:01:40. It was an experience we will always cherish and never forget. After the Boston trip, we needed some down time together, so we went for another four days to a warm, sunny place where we could do nothing. It was fantastic! In any event, I’m back to the real world now and ready to resume posting.One of my clients was deposed today relative to a child relocation case. In the 2011 legislative session SB 1083 was introduced. This bill, if it had passed, would have significantly changed the current child relocation statute, A.R.S. Section 25-408. The bill was held in the House this year and did not pass, but we may see changes to the relocation statute in the next year.I have litigated several relocation cases and have significant experience in this area. The current statute makes it fairly difficult to obtain court permission to relocate out of state with a child as long as the non-relocating parent has had regular, significant contact with the child. The parent seeking to relocate must prove it is in the child’s best interests to relocate, and that is difficult to do when the relocation will take the child far away from the other parent. Of course I will be keeping an eye on this issue, and if we see changes to the statute in the next legislative session, I will be on top of it and let you know.Copyright © 2011 by Scoresby Family Law – J. Kyle Scoresby, P.C. All rights reserved.
You can also view my video on relocation below.
