Do I have to notify my husband if I move?

If you are located in Orlando and your divorce proceeding is in Orange County, you are not allowed to relocate with your minor children more than 10 miles from your current residence without either his written consent or prior Court approval. There is an administrative Order that governs these types of things. My suggestion would be to file a Motion with the Court, using your PO Box address, requesting permission to move, stating the reasons why you need to and also requesting that your new address be kept confidential due to the domestic violence issues. This Motion would need to be set for hearing so that a Judge could rule on it. There also may be issues regarding time sharing that need to be addressed, if any time sharing has been established, which may be affected by your move.

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Based on the additional information provided: Whether your divorce is filed in Orange County or Seminole County you would be okay as far as moving only 5 blocks without obtaining either his written consent or Court approval prior to moving (under the exsiting administrative orders in both jurisdictions). However, as the father of the children, he does have a right to know where the children are residing at all times. But, that said, the injunction should have been consolidated with the divorce proceedings, and therefore orders entered in the injunction matter would now apply in the divorce proceeding. Therefore, while I would need to see the wording of the injunction order that kept your address confidential in order to be certain, it is my opinion that the confidentiality of your prior address would additionally apply to your current address. However, to be absolutely certain, I would file a Motion with the Court for permission to continue to keep your current address confidential (and of course, you need to update your current address with the Court).

It is important. Very important. That if you move the children permanently (this means for 60 consecutive days), that you ask for a court order BEFORE you make the move. A court order can be obtained without having to divulge your old or new address. If you do not do this it could create problems for you in the long run.
Alejandro R. Lopez, Esq.
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