Marquez-Kelly Law

Various factors must be considered when it comes to making decisions over a child’s schooling between parents who are undergoing divorce. One of the most important aspects of a child’s life is his or her education. So when both parents are in conflict with regards to the schooling of the children, finding a Fort Myers family attorney in Florida is a wise decision for you. What happens exactly when parents cannot agree on a child’s education? A divorce is strenuous between partners, it is even more emotionally challenging for the children involved. One possible scenario for this is when one parent enrolled the child to a school which is located in another state and the other parent becomes inconvenienced. In Florida, transportation to school is expensive, especially if located far from one parent. When the parent who has custody has a car and the other one who is inconvenienced does not have one and both father and mother cannot reconcile, this is where the battle migh...

One of the issues of child custody is child relocation . A parent starting a new life without a husband or a wife will consider moving somewhere and take the child with him or her. However, a parent cannot simply take the child more than 50 miles away from the current home state. He/She needs to file for a petition in order to get permission to the court. A parent can file for a petition for child relocation . However, if the parent has a sole legal custody, he/she does not need the court’s permission. If the other parent or the non-custodial parent does not approve the relocation, a trial or hearing must be arranged. On the other hand, if the non-custodial parent failed to respond to the petition for the relocation, the court will allow the change of residence only if it works to the best interest of the child. Child Relocation or change of domicile is often petitioned along with determinations of custody as well as child visitation. In all child custody issues...