Post: Child Custody and Relocation

Posted by Gipper on 6/24/08

Hey! My question is regarding relocation of children
after divorce.

I have found that lots of details just don't matter in
court, so the facts are:
* 6 years after the divorce I still live in the same
town as my ex.
* We have joint custody (OKlahoma) but I have the
primary residence
* I remarried 2 years ago and my military husband lives
3 hours away - we get together on weekends
* Years of his repeated motions to modify custody have
kept me in court until I am out of funds.
* My military husband has orders to Florida and we can
no longer support two households - so I need to move with
him. Seriously, I can't pay the bills.
* ALL the judges in my home town have recuised (sp)
themselves because we all used to hang out (personal
friends)
* In all of his attempts to gain sole custody, he has
only been awarded an additional Wednesday night. Every
time the court finds that we are both perfectly good
parents.

QUESTION: Our state has a presumptive custodial parents
right to move when the reason is compelling - which I
think mine are compelling, but will the fact that we have
JOINT custody with nearly equal time negate that since
there is no way my ex will have that much time if I am
allowed to move with the children?

Thanks for any advice you may offer.

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Child Custody and Relocation, 6/24/08, by Gipper.