No, the non-custodial parent does not need permission to move out of New York after a divorce, but doing so may impact your ability to continue with visitation as scheduled.
If your custody agreement includes provisions barring you from taking your children out of state, you’ll have to return to New York to see your kids.
A modification of your custody agreement can help create a better situation, allowing older children to fly to see you, or authorizing you to pick up younger children and bring them to your new home for visits.
An out of state move doesn’t have to mean that your relationship with your children suffers. While you don’t need a judge’s permission to move, prudent action regarding custody can mean that you stay close to your kids, even from another state.
Call the attorneys at Friedman & Ranzenhofer today at 585-484-7432 for a legal consultation with a Rochester child custody attorney.