Q: Can you move out of state if grandparent visitation was granted temporarily
My father in law has a temporary grandparent visitation order for my stepson. we are relocating to a different state near the other three grand parents for my job.
A: You could find yourself in contempt of court if your move prevents the grandparent from exercising visitation. Temporary visitation means that a case is still pending. If so, I don't think you should relocate without notifying the Court. The Court may need to reevaluate the visitation so that it works with you being out of state. To move while you still have a case involving custody and/or visitation could raise a contempt issue for you and get you into some trouble. If you move but you're going to bring that child back every time he has visitation you might be fine. But if your move prevents visitation, that's contempt of court. And sometimes there's a standing order that goes into effect during a case that says you can't relocate a child. Better to find out if you have one before you move.
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