Tennessee youngster custody case abstract on relocation in divorce.
Kristina Collins Ramsey v. Austin A. Ramsey
The mother and father on this Sevier County, Tennessee case had been married in 2015 and separated shortly after their son was born in 2020. At trial, the mom testified that she was unable to refinance the marital residence to purchase out the daddy’s share. As a substitute, she requested permission to relocate with the kid to North Carolina. The daddy was awarded 135 days per yr of parenting time. The daddy then appealed to the Tennessee Court docket of Appeals. Amongst different issues, he contested the order permitting the mom to relocate.
The appeals courtroom acknowledged the statutory elements for parenting time choices, and famous that the decrease courtroom hat broad discretion.
The appeals courtroom agreed with the decrease courtroom’s willpower. It first famous that the mom had been youngster’s major caregiver since delivery. The trial courtroom additionally discovered that the mom had the higher propensity to offer the kid’s wants, and the appeals courtroom agreed with this discovering.
As for the relocation, the courts famous that the mom basically had nowhere to go in Tennessee after the sale of the home, and had a familial help system in North Carolina.
For these causes, the appeals courtroom affirmed the decrease courtroom’s judgement. It additionally awarded the mom her lawyer’s charge on enchantment.
No. E2022-01295-COA-R3-CV (Tenn. Ct. App. Feb. 7, 2024).
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To study extra, see Tennessee Mother or father Relocation Statute Regulation.