Arnold v. Santos CA4/1
Mother and Father share joint legal custody of their minor child, J.B., and Mother has physical custody. In March 2021, Mother filed a request to move away from California to Arizona. Family Court Services provided a written report that recommended the court grant the move-away request. It also recommended that Father have the opportunity to parent J.B. two weekends each month in Arizona, in Mother’s community. Then, after at least three consecutive visits within a three-month period, Father would have additional parenting time during school breaks and holidays, as detailed in the parenting agreement.
The parties appeared before the court on June 8, 2021. At the hearing, Mother testified that she wanted to move because the cost of living is lower in Arizona, and she would receive a work promotion if she moved.
Father explained to the court he opposed the move-away request because it granted him visitation for weekend periods, but he did not work Monday through Friday;
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