35 Va. App. 413 - Cloutier v. Queen’s Empirical Analysis
2001
Citation profile
25 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on 2 Va. App. 178 - Venable v. Venable · 3 Va. App. 337 - Woolley v. Woolley · Potts v. Mathieson Alkali Works · 1 Va. App. 358 - Simmons v. Simmons · 7 Va. App. 472 - Holmes v. Holmes
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“Simply put it is the conclusion of the Court that the best interest of the children will be served by permitting their relocation with their mother. Their economic circumstances will improve. They will have financial security. They will have a suitable and stable home environment. They will not be living on the edge. Secondly, they will remain with their primary caregiver. This is of great benefit to them as well. They will have a stay-at-home mother. That status would be in jeopardy otherwise. She simply cannot do so in Northern Virginia. They will enjoy a support system in Florida through the Mother which they do not have available here, both with their maternal grandmother relocating there and with the step-siblings that will become part of the family, the nuclear family because of marriage to Mr. Luther. Thirdly, ... it is not in the best interest of these children to retain the status quo because the status quo is changing and will continue to change because of the deteriorating economic situation. There is not going to be a status quo. Put differently, relocation is going to occur if not to Florida then to Prince William to Manassas Park or elsewhere. And this is not going to be, given the evidence, which has been presented to the Court, beneficial for these children. And that relocation to Manassas Park, Prince William, for example, will impact on the visitation enjoyed by Mr. Wheeler; it will make it more difficult. That will be a negative for these children. It will ”
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