Experience with out-of-country move-aways?

[BoysMom]

Hello!

I'm hoping you can help my husband and I.  BM's spouse is in the military and will be stationed in Germany as of December.  DH does not contest this move - he hopes it will be a good experience for SS who is excited to go.

BM (who is currently living out of state w/ SS) asked DH to contact Domestic Relations (we are in PA and all orders are through PA) to complete paperwork needed for SS to get VISA to be able to go.  DH called three offices today, including the prothonetary, but did not get any straight answers.

Does anyone here have any idea of what hoops he'll need to go through?  We'd like to avoid getting a lawyer!  Offices he called said that BM should be taking care of it, which he is going to tell her tonight.  But I wanted to try to get an idea of what he should and should not do if anyone here has any experience with this.

Thanks for any info.!

[wendl]

Make sure prior to mom moving that you amend the visitation order so that is spells out when you have visitation.

What airports etc the child will be flying out of and into, who pays for travel expenses etc.


**These are my opinions, they are not legal advice**

[Lawmoe]

In most states you must have an agreement with the other party or an order of the court to relocate with children.

If you do not have permission or an order of court prior to relocating to another area, the child may be required to be brought back to his or her former location if prior approval was not obtained. In Pennsylvania, a court hearing on whether the parent is permitted to move the minor children is called a "relocation" hearing or a "Gruber hearing", after the seminal case dealing with this issue. Whether or not a parent is permitted to relocate with the minor child or minor children depends on a number of factors including the extent of the relationship between the children and each parent prior to the request to relocate, the reasons behind the move, the reasons why the non-relocating parent wishes to prevent the move, whether the move would improve the lives of the children in some manner and whether a realistic schedule for the other parent could be formulated if the relocation is granted.