Why Distance Matters in North Carolina Custody Cases
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Does moving away affect your child custody case in North Carolina? Distance between parents can impact visitation schedules, parenting time, and even court decisions. In this video, we explain how judges evaluate relocation, travel time, and the child’s best interests in custody disputes.
If you're considering a move or your co-parent is relocating, understanding how distance affects custody rights is critical.
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Distance changes everything in custody planning. The further apart the parents live, the more limited the visitation options are for the parents. If someone lives 20 or 30 minutes away from the other parent, the court can do just about any type of visitation schedule. Whereas if someone lives far away from the other parent, for whatever reason, the options become very limited.
Limited visitation periods that are longer in duration and in longer periods of not seeing a child. If you're considering moving or the other parents considering moving, it's important to address those quickly and before the move, if at all possible.
