What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? PA
PA - I am in the process of going through a divorse. We have a 5 year old daughter together who lives with her mom. My wife wanted to end of the marriage because she was no longer happy with our marriage. I left the house so she can stay there with our daughter and my step son. I now live close by. We are doing the paperwork our selves since we are civil with each other and have been able to work everything out regarding the divorse. In the paperwork we also have everything documented regarding our daughter. We have split legal custody but her mom wants sole physical custody since she lives with her and will be claiming her at tax time. I am fine with that. We have it documented when I will see her each week and for holidays. Again I am fine with that. At first I was bothered because she wants it listed that she has sole pnysical custody and when I asked to have it listed that we would have it as shared custody, she said no. I asked her why ad she said its because she lives with her most of the time. I was thinking about hiring attorney to go to court to fight to see if I could get shared physical custody but I asm now thinking I may not since I do not have a problem with my daughter living with her or any of the scheduled times that we have set when she would come with me and I would like to keep everything civil and peaceful between her mom and I. Her mom wants me to see my daughter as much as I can so she is willing to give even more than what is documented as we have been doing. My only concern is if her mom has sole physical custody, can she just decide to move to where she wants with my daughter without any say from me, even if the courts have documentation of my scheduled visitation times?
Can she do that or does she have to stay in the local area so I can have my scheduled visitation times? Any advice? Thanks
PA - I am in the process of going through a divorse. We have a 5 year old daughter together who lives with her mom. My wife wanted to end of the marriage because she was no longer happy with our marriage. I left the house so she can stay there with our daughter and my step son. I now live close by. We are doing the paperwork our selves since we are civil with each other and have been able to work everything out regarding the divorse. In the paperwork we also have everything documented regarding our daughter. We have split legal custody but her mom wants sole physical custody since she lives with her and will be claiming her at tax time. I am fine with that. We have it documented when I will see her each week and for holidays. Again I am fine with that. At first I was bothered because she wants it listed that she has sole pnysical custody and when I asked to have it listed that we would have it as shared custody, she said no. I asked her why ad she said its because she lives with her most of the time. I was thinking about hiring attorney to go to court to fight to see if I could get shared physical custody but I asm now thinking I may not since I do not have a problem with my daughter living with her or any of the scheduled times that we have set when she would come with me and I would like to keep everything civil and peaceful between her mom and I. Her mom wants me to see my daughter as much as I can so she is willing to give even more than what is documented as we have been doing. My only concern is if her mom has sole physical custody, can she just decide to move to where she wants with my daughter without any say from me, even if the courts have documentation of my scheduled visitation times?
Can she do that or does she have to stay in the local area so I can have my scheduled visitation times? Any advice? Thanks