Divorce and Child Support

We have Joint Physical and Legal Custody.  We both have them for a week at a time.  The judge has already ruled that the kids will attend the private school they have been attending.  I'm paying for this outside the child support calculation.  The divorce is not final, nor will it be in the next few months.  Domestic Relations has scheduled house visits yet.  Now my ex-wife is trying to move out of the county.  Can she do this?

 

In legal information I have read, it a lot of times depends on the nature of the move, is it to just get away?  Or is it to better herself with education or job for financial security.  My best advice here is, do you have a lawyer?  You may be able to stop that if the movie is not in the best intrest of the entire family, but if she is doing it to help better things, you may have a hard time stopping it.  Or if she is moving closer to family that can help with the children, or live with family.

I'll be blunt.  She found out her live-in boyfriend (who has six kids of his own) has a girlfriend (besides her), so she is moving out.  There was also another adult male living in the house, sleeping in the same room as my sons, who has an outstanding felony DUI.  The private school the kids attend is a religious school that she taught at for 12 years.  She is trying to get away from the area because she feels guilty about her new lifestyle.  She has a sister in the area, but she's actually moving farther away.  She is also moving further from her employer.  My lawyer says the judge won't do anything, but that Domestic Relations won't be happy about it.  I guess my next move is to contact them.  My fear is that she will suddenly change jobs to closer to where she moves, and claim that joint custody is impossible because of the distance.

That is a rough one, one you do not want the kids in a lifestyle that she was in, so you can understand her wanting to get away and make a fresh start....but they also need their father in their lives.  I guess the thing to do now is yes contact the Domestic Relations, and keep us posted.  I do like to hear back from people to see how things went.  I will also look through information and if I see anything that may help, send it your way.