The Senate concurred in the House amendments to SB 40 which addresses relocation issues in family law. Basically it requires a custodial parent or a parent who has parenting time with a child to file notice before the parent relocate’s the parent’s principal residence. The notice has to be provided at least 90 days before relocation. The nonrelocating parent may then request an evidentiary hearing within 60 days of the notice. If no hearing is requested, relocation is permitted. If a hearing is requested, the relocating parent has the burden of proving that the proposed relocation is made in good faith and for a legitimate reason. If that burden is met, the burden then shifts to the nonrelocating parent to show that the proposed relocation is not in the best interest of the child.
This seems pretty reasonable for long distance moves. For short moves it seems potentially burdensome. But I deliberately keep away from family law, so maybe I’m wrong.
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