
Parental Relocation
Very little can be as stressful as a move, especially over long distances. Having to deal with a protesting former spouse on top of the daily stresses of packing and moving can be nearly too much to bear. Conversely, very little can be as heart-wrenching as the prospect of watching your child move hundreds of miles away at the whim of your parental counterpart.
At the LaMantia Law Firm, we have been on both sides of such a controversy. Truly, relocation issues are among the most emotional and stressful in the practice of family law. Let our experience work to quiet your mind.
While the South Carolina Supreme Court in 1982 established a presumption against relocation in determining whether to allow a custodial parent to relocate with a minor child, that presumption has been overruled, as the Court felt that it was wrong to always presume that relocation was antithetical to the best interests of the child stuck in the middle. In all child custody cases, including but not limited to relocation cases, the best interests and welfare of the child are the controlling considerations.