Colorado Springs Child Custody Lawyer
The proposed relocation of a parent with custodial rights can reopen old wounds from the former marriage and create new areas of conflict. The proposed move can weigh heavily on a parent's life and affect the child's emotional well-being as well.
Family law courts have long struggled with what to do when the parent with whom the children primarily reside decides to move out of state. Although Colorado statues now governs this issue where parents cannot agree, there are still no easy answers to this question.
Attorney Royal A. Martin has extensive experience in family law matters, including child custody and parental relocation matters.
If you are a parent with custodial rights who wishes to relocate, or if your spouse wishes to relocate with a child for whom you have visitation rights, our firm can advise and represent you.
Call us at (719) 473-7733 to arrange a consultation.
Parental Relocation and the Law
The law requires that when the relocation of a parent will substantially change the geographical ties between the children and the other parent, the parent seeking to move must:
- Give notice of the relocation to the other parent
- Provide the reason for the move
- Propose modifications to the existing parenting time schedule
Unless the other parent agrees to the relocation, the court will have to decide the issue. The good news is that such cases are given priority on the court's docket. The court must decide the issue based on the best interest of the children and must balance many competing interests, including the reason for the move, the other party's reason for objection, and the advantages or disadvantages of the proposed move to the children.
Our firm can advise and represent you in parental move and relocation matters. We may be able to negotiate a mutually agreeable solution with your former spouse. If that fails and there seems to be little common ground between the parents, we will represent you before the court by presenting a persuasive case on your behalf.
The firm of Royal A. Martin, P.C. can provide the advice and representation you need to successfully resolve this matter. We will seek to obtain the best outcome possible, while protecting your rights and interests.
For a consultation with Royal A. Martin regarding the relocation of a parent or other child custody issues, call (719) 473-7733, or contact us online.
Royal A. Martin, P.C.
320 South Cascade Avenue
Colorado Springs, CO 80903
Phone: (719) 473-7733
Fax: (719) 473-9271
Serving clients in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and the surrounding areas, including the cities of Security-Widefield, Manitou Springs, Fountain, Woodland Park, Black Forest, and Falcon, and Fort Carson, Peterson Air Force Base, the Air Force Academy, and Schreiver Air Force Base.
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