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If you are planning a move out of Brooklyn, New York City, or even the state, but have shared or primary custody of a child, an attorney from the Law Office of Jeffrey W. Johnson can help you secure court approval for your child relocation request.
No one enjoys moving, especially kids, but leaving Brooklyn can sometimes be the right move for your family. Maybe you want to offer your kids a better education in the suburbs, maybe you’ve had a job offer upstate, maybe rent has gotten so high you are contemplating moving out of the state entirely. A move may be what you need to offer your child a better life.
But what if the child’s other parent is not on board? If you have had a divorce or share custody of your child, moving out of Brooklyn can be complicated, even if it is no further than Staten Island. Your ex might object to the move, and worse, so might a New York Family Court.
But there is still hope for your future elsewhere. Child relocation lawyer Jeffrey Johnson has extensive experience helping parents obtain approval for moves, even outside the state. He will help guide you through the process, allowing you to take control of your situation and plan the move you've been dreaming of.
Life can be stressful in Brooklyn, fast-paced, but uncertain careers collide with high rents and busy lives. Even the strongest of couples can fall apart. If yours dissolved into separation or divorce while your children were too young to be independent or make their own decisions, you will now be dealing with the delights of shared custody, or the burdens of sole custody and the joys of a visitation schedule.
Unfortunately, the Laws and Courts of New York assume that having both parents involved in the life of your child is important. Sometimes it is important enough to stop you from moving. If your divorce settlement, custody agreement, or court order established clear boundaries for where you could live, you could be prevented from leaving them, or lose custody if you do without approval of the court.
Such a move is called an actual relocation under the law and requires court approval. In ideal circumstances, that approval can be gained by negotiating a cooperative agreement with the other parent. But when that fails, you may need to go to court and get a judge to approve it with the help of an experienced family lawyer.
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While moving with a child under a custody or visitation agreement is complicated, it is far from impossible. With Jeffrey Johnson or another skilled family law lawyer at your side, you will be able to:
If you can get your former spouse or the other parent to agree to the move, your chances of getting court approval rise dramatically. In fact, most child relocation approvals happen as a result of careful mediation and dialogue, rather than courtroom drama. This has the added advantage of being faster and cheaper for everyone involved.
All you need is a new custody or visitation agreement, signed by both you and the other parent, that includes approval for the move, and terms for visitation or shared custody that meet both your needs and the constraints of distance. Here at the Law Office Of Jeffrey W. Johnson, we have extensive experience negotiating such agreements on your behalf to ensure a smooth move and transition away from Brooklyn.
Sometimes, unfortunately, the other parent will not be cooperative and will refuse to make a reasonable settlement. Nevertheless, you may still be able to get the court to approve the child relocation if you have strong enough evidence that the move will be in your child’s best interest.
The child’s best interest is the only standard that counts in child relocation decisions, so it won't matter how much better life might be for you; what counts is how much better it is for your child. However, with help from an experienced child relocation attorney, we can use even that evidence in your favor. If we can demonstrate that the move will
Or any other factors that offer significant enough improvement to their lives that the disruption of a move will be worth it. Most importantly, we will need to convince the court that their relationship with the other parent will not be adversely affected, that visitation will continue, or a new shared custody arrangement can be worked out.
You might have already tried to move, sought permission, or even accidentally left the area of Brooklyn designated in your custody agreement without realizing it, only to have the child relocation denied or punished by the court. Don’t panic, a child relocation attorney like Jeffrey Johnson may be able to help you smooth things over with the court, and even contest the initial refusal or get it reversed.
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Moving is difficult enough without having to shoulder all the legal burdens of getting a child relocation approval as well. Do not make the mistake of trying to handle it all yourself, or worse, of moving out of Brooklyn without going through the New York Family Court for approval.
Instead, speak with child relocation attorney Jeffrey Johnson, who has helped countless parents move out of the New York City area despite custody or visitation arrangements. To secure a consultation before your move, just call (347) 212-5945 or reach out to the team online.
With our help, you will finally be able to make that fresh start and move on to the next chapter of your life with your child by your side.
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