Moving with Children within The UK
Our team has considerable experience in advising clients who wish to move with their children to a different part of the UK.
In some situations, given the geography of the UK, the impact on the ‘left behind parent’ in terms of his or her future contact and relationship with the child, may have great repercussions than a move to another foreign city which may in fact be closer in distance or easier in terms of travel (e.g. London to Paris).
The law as to relocating within this country has become more in line with applications to relocate outside England and Wales, in that the plans need to be well thought out and reasonable with proper consideration as to the future contact with the ‘left behind parent’.
However, unlike the position if one parent with parental responsibility moves abroad without the other parent’s consent it is not a criminal offence to move to a different part of the UK. So parents regularly seek our advice on whether they need to notify the other parent and seek his or her consent or whether they can move straightaway.
