My daughter and her former husband are divorced. She agreed to joint legal custody with him having primary custdy. Two years ago, he got into some trouble with the law and she was given emergency temporary custody. The order stated that he would have to petition the court for a hearing once he had been released from jail. He has been released, but never went to his probabtion. He has never tried to get custody changed. I live in Louisiana, within 45 miles of her former husband. She has been offered a job in Louisiana and wants to move here so that I can help with my grandson. She has no close relatives in Mississippi and has to depend on friends to get the child to and from school. my grandson sees his father every other weekend. He will still see the child. Can she move 45 miles away to Louisiana?

It depends on if there is any language in either the original or the temp order (which may actually still be in effect) that prohibits such - most usually will give either a specific distance, specify something like adjoining counties, or give other guidelines.

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She may be better off if she petitions the court to allow the move. Have you browsed through the information in LawInfo's Free Legal Resource Center to learn more about your issue yet? See: http://www.lawinfo.com/consumer.html. You can certainly try to speak to a lawyer to determine what legal options may be available. In the meantime, you may be able to learn more on your own. Search the "Free Legal Resources" tab, or browse the Consumer Resources. Good luck.