Child Relocation from New York: The Legal Process of Moving with your Child Perspectives from a New York City Family Lawyer If you want to move with your child from New York and there is a current child custody or parenting time/visitation order issued by a court regarding your child, and your child’s other parent opposes the move, then you will have to get permission from the proper NYS Court to relocate. If the only issue is child relocation, then the typical courthouse you will go to is the Family Court in the county where you and your child live. Once you get to the courthouse, you will have to file a “relocation petition.” In that petition, you will have to explain the basics: (1) where do you plan to move, (2) why, (3) who are the children that you are going with, and (4) what are the names and addresses of the child(ren)s’ parents that will be affected by the move. After you file the petition , the Court will pick a date for you to come back.
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