Relocation
The forms listed below are required. Failure to provide all forms listed, or filing incomplete forms, may result in your case not being filed or being dismissed. Attorneys may use their own forms when marked by an asterisk (*).
NOTE: The forms listed below are required to file a motion in a case involving custody of a minor child, visitation with a minor child, and/or child support for a minor child. Remember to fill out the County Name (Adams) and the Division of the Court (Domestic Relations). The name of the Judge to be used on the forms is Brett M. Spencer. The name of the Magistrate to be used on all forms is David M. Hunter.
RELOCATING THE CHILDREN outside of 75 miles: Neither parent/legal custodian may relocate the child/ren outside of a 75 mile radius of the residence address of the residential parent (sole custody) or the other residential parent (shared parenting) at the time of the last parenting time order without first obtaining a modified parenting time order. The parents may submit a motion and an agreed entry, modifying parenting time, with a provision for allocation of transportation expenses, for adoption by the Court as an order. If the parents are unable to agree, the parent filing the Notice to Relocate must, prior to relocation, 1) file a motion asking the Court to modify the parenting time schedule, 2) set a hearing, and 3) obtain a modified parenting time order. The motion must include the new residence address unless not required under R.C. 3109.051(G)(2). Because relocating a child can be harmful to the parent/child relationship, the Court will not continue hearings to address a modification of the parenting schedule due to an imminent relocation except in extreme circumstances.
Form: AC-210 Notice of Intent to Relocate-75 ( Word | PDF )
RELOCATING THE CHILDREN within 75 miles: If either parent believes the relocation requires a change in the parenting time or the residential parent status, it is the responsibility of that parent to file a motion to modify parenting time or to modify the residential parent status. The current order for parenting time remains in effect until changed by court order.
Form: AC-211 Notice of Intent to Relocate-under 75 ( Word | PDF )