A common scenario following an Arizona divorce is for one parent to seek to move away from the area where both parents once lived with their children. Such a relocation may arise for many reasons: a parent may want to accept a new job, remarry, or move closer to other family. The parent who seeks to move looks at the prospective change as a new beginning, filled with opportunity. Other times the move is merely a necessity due to employment. The parent staying behind perceives the move as a threat to the very foundation of his or her relationship with the children. Both parents may be at least partially right in their perspectives, which makes relocation or move-away cases some of the most difficult in Arizona family law.
An Arizona court cannot forbid a parent to move, but it may forbid the parent from taking the children along, depending on the circumstances. Whether the proposed move is within Arizona or across the country, if it would have an impact on parenting time, it is likely to be a bone of contention.
Parental Relocation Attorneys in the Valley
The attorneys of Shaffer Family Law represent clients in Arizona parental relocation cases in Chandler, Gilbert and the entire Valley and surrounding communities, including Pinal, Yavapai, Pima and Coconino counties. We represent both parents seeking to move with a child, and parents opposing such a move. Contact Shaffer Family Law online or call (480) 470-3030 today to discuss how we can help you.