Q: What are my rights in this case?
I had a dissolution of our marriage two and a half years ago. We have a three year old daughter. We have shared custody. I get her every other weekend. I pay child support and allow the mother to claim her on taxes every year. My problem is when we got divorced she upped and moved 2 and a half hours away. At the time i allowed it because i felt bad about the divorce and everything but it has become a huge problem. its a 5 hour round trip to get my daughter, plus i don't get her at all during the week because of the distance. She was born in the city i live in, we married in this city. I am established here have owned my house for 6 years and have been at my job for 10. My daughter also has two sets of grandparents around here. Where she moved to she rents, does not work and has no family or ties to the city. She moved just because. I would like to be more involved in my daughters life, im not asking to be neighbors but just be within 50 miles of me so that i can be a more involved
A: If that is what you agreed to in the dissolution and for her relocation, then you will have to try for a change. Use the Find a Lawyer tab to retain a local family law attorney to discuss the situation and your options for negotiating a change of the parenting schedule with your ex, or filing with the court asking it to make changes.
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