Family
Nov. 2, 2022
How to analyze a move-away case in family court
Decisions regarding where children should live when one parent proposes to move away have caused substantial angst to parents, their lawyers, and the judicial officers making them, as well they should.
Stanley Mosk Courthouse
Anne K. Richardson
Judge
Civil (Independent Calendar)
Stanford Law School, 1989
In family law, "move away" cases involve some of the most emotionally challenging decisions a judge has to make. When one parent wants to move with a child outside the state, or even a significant distance within the state, a court may be called on to decide the fate of a family in which both parents are perfectly good parents - but where what one parent wants for his or her child will mean that the other parent will have much less time around that child.
For only $95 a month (the price of 2 article purchases)
Receive unlimited article access and full access to our archives,
Daily Appellate Report, award winning columns, and our
Verdicts and Settlements.
Or
$795 for an entire year!
Or access this article for $45
(Purchase provides 7-day access to this article. Printing, posting or downloading is not allowed.)
Already a subscriber?
Sign In