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WomensLaw.org | Wisconsin Statutes: 767.481. Moving the child's residence within or outside the state
back to top767.481. Moving the child's residence within or outside the state
(1) Notice to other parent. (a) If the court grants periods of physical placement to more than one parent, it shall order a parent with legal custody of and physical placement rights to a child to provide not less than 60 days' written notice to the other parent, with a copy to the court, of his or her intent to:
(b) The parent shall send the notice under par. (a) by certified mail. The notice shall state the parent's proposed action, including the specific date and location of the move or specific beginning and ending dates and location of the removal, and that the other parent may object within the time specified in sub. (2)(a).
(2) Objection; prohibition; mediation. (a) Within 15 days after receiving the notice under sub. (1), the other parent may send to the parent proposing the move or removal, with a copy to the court, a written notice of objection to the proposed action.
(b) If the parent who is proposing the move or removal receives a notice of objection under par. (a) within 20 days after sending a notice under sub. (1)(a), the parent may not move with or remove the child pending resolution of the dispute, or final order of the court under sub. (3), unless the parent obtains a temporary order to do so under s. 767.225(1)(bm).
(3) Standards for modification or prohibition if move or removal contested. (a)1. Except as provided under par. (b), if the parent proposing the move or removal has sole legal or joint legal custody of the child and the child resides with that parent for the greater period of time, the parent objecting to the move or removal may file a petition, motion or order to show cause for modification of the legal custody or physical placement order affecting the child. The court may modify the legal custody or physical placement order if, after considering the factors under sub. (5), the court finds all of the following:
(b)1. If the parents have joint legal custody and substantially equal periods of physical placement with the child, either parent may file a petition, motion or order to show cause for modification of the legal custody or physical placement order. The court may modify an order of legal custody or physical placement if, after considering the factors under sub. (5), the court finds all of the following:
(c)1. If the parent proposing the move or removal has sole legal or joint legal custody of the child and the child resides with that parent for the greater period of time or the parents have substantially equal periods of physical placement with the child, as an alternative to the petition, motion or order to show cause under par. (a) or (b), the parent objecting to the move or removal may file a petition, motion or order to show cause for an order prohibiting the move or removal. The court may prohibit the move or removal if, after considering the factors under sub. (5), the court finds that the prohibition is in the best interest of the child.
(4) Guardian ad litem; prompt hearing. After a petition, motion, or order to show cause is filed under sub. (3), the court shall appoint a guardian ad litem, unless s. 767.407(1)(am) applies, and shall hold a hearing as soon as possible.
(5) Factors in court's determination. In making its determination under sub. (3), the court shall consider all of the following factors:
(5m) Other factors. In making a determination under sub. (3):
(b) The court may not use the availability of electronic communication as a factor in support of a modification of a physical placement order or in support of a refusal to prohibit a move.
(6) Notice required for other removals. (a) Unless the parents agree otherwise, a parent with legal custody and physical placement rights shall notify the other parent before removing the child from his or her primary residence for a period of not less than 14 days.
1987 Act 355, § 46m, eff. May 3, 1988. 1987 Act 364, § 4, eff. May 3, 1988. 1991 Act 32, § 141, eff. July 27, 1991. 1991 Act 269, § 1148m, eff. May 1, 1992. 1995 Act 70, §§ 3 to 16, eff. Dec. 2, 1995. 1999 Act 9, §§ 3065cm, 3065cn, eff. May 1, 2000. 2001 Act 61, § 219, eff. June 1, 2002. St.2003, § 767.327. 2005 Act 174, §§ 6, 7, eff. April 6, 2006. 2005 Act 443, § 164, eff. Jan. 1, 2007.