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How far do you live from your ex?
Caro and I kept our apartment when XH and I divorced, but it's about 30 mins from my workplace because it was in the middle of mine and XH's workplaces. Now that we're divorced, I'd like to move to the town where I work (especially since I will be on call at the hospital and I should really not be so far away). We would be a little less than 60 mins from XH instead of about 30 mins.
He's not too pleased at the prospect, but he doesn't usually see Caro during the week anyway... anyone know if I need his "permission" to move with her? (We have joint legal custody and I have sole physical custody; he is entitled to 5 nights per 14 days but consistently takes 2-3, and there is nothing in our court order forbidding me to relocate.)
I don't want to be nasty about it but at the same time I'd like to cut out that commute and live near all my friends, she and I are pretty isolated in this town now.
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Re: How far do you live from your ex?
We wouldn't be within the same county, but we don't live in the same county as XH now, either. CT's counties are pretty small. I'm hoping that since it's (barely) under an hour it really shouldn't be a problem... I don't know, sometimes he just tries to be difficult just for the sake of being difficult, I think.
a few mins.
do it julesy. then just pick a place halfway in between to meet him with caro. it will be a pain but worth it to be close to work.
I would move. He'll make a fuss, but he'll eventually adjust. And 60 minutes is not that big of a deal, especially if you guys share driving.
I live in Germany and exFI lives in Canada. But when I move back to Canada we'll be living 3-4 hours apart.
1.5 miles away. But his mom is about 2 miles from me, and my parents are 3 miles. Sooo....we all live close by.
I'd move - and then just meet in the middle somewhere.
How many miles is it? I don't know much about this but pulling from an old episode of Teen Mom they figured it out according to the mileage.
I am not entirely sure how far I live from XH. I do know that he WAS living about 25 minutes away but has since gotten kicked out of that house. We have zero communication so, for all I know, he could be living in his truck somewhere.
Nice!!!!!!
"There comes a time in life, when you walk away from all the drama and people who create it. You surround yourself with people who make you laugh, forget the bad, and focus on the good. So love the people who treat you right, pray for the ones who don't. Life is too short to be anything but happy. Falling down is a part of life, getting back up is living."
Good point Kris. LOL
It's about 42 miles, a little under an hour with traffic. I wish I had a lawyer to ask... we didn't use lawyers for our divorce and I'd hate to have to get one just for this. I can't find anything specific for CT online, just cases in which the custodial parent wanted to relocate to another state. The issue is that it would definitely interfere with our visitation schedule, because he wouldn't be able to do weekdays anymore (not that he really does that much now, but it would make it pretty much impossible). I guess that means it's probably not allowed, huh? I'm not even sure who to contact to ask. Effff.
I must have missed that he finally went to jail! YAY! You must be so relieved.
Usually you can move within 100 miles without the other parents permission