Divorce Tips 9 - 12
Here is the next installment of the Fort Wayne News Sentinel's series on 20 Tips for Divorcing Spouses. This installment contains tips 9-12. I linked to tips 1-4 here, and tips 5-8 here. This installment contains good advice as the others have. But, I will make one comment about Tip 9. There, the author cautions against placing restrictions on your ability to relocate in the future (this applies in situations where there are children involved and the non-custodial parent does not want the custodial parent to move away with the children).
In Alabama, we have a fairly recent statute called the Parent-Child Relationship Act. This statute itself potentially places restrictions on a parent's ability to move with the children.
It provides that whenever a parent wants to move they have to give very specific written notice to the other parent of their intent to move. The statute is specific about how and when the notice must be given and specifically what it must include.
I constantly get questions about this issue and I plan on posting a subsequent article soon on the Act and its specific requirements.