If you wish to move to live outside of the jurisdiction of England and Wales or move a significant distance within the jurisdiction with your child (so as to create difficulty for your ex-partner to maintain their current contact pattern) and your child's other parent objects, you will need to make an application to the court for permission to move. The court's decision will be determined by your child's best interests. There are specific considerations that the court will take into account in such cases and the court will expect detailed proposals which are reasonable and have a genuine motivation. The court will also consider the effect on both parents of the decision to allow or refuse the move, the effect on the child and the potential reduction in the time they would be able to spend with the parent who was left behind and what proposals have been made or how feasible it is for this contact to be maintained. Whether you are the parent wishing to move or the one potentially being left behind, these will have a profound effect on both you and your child and need to be dealt with sensitively yet robustly in order to achieve the best possible outcome.