Opinion ID: 4545793
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Text: A noncustodial parent appeals from a modification of a filiation judgment granting the custodial parent “leave to remove the minor child from the State of Nebraska and to determine his primary place of residence” without specifying where the child could be moved or placing any limitation on further moves. Two questions predominate. First, did a deployment of the custodial parent’s new military spouse for 1 year to a base near Washington, D.C., coupled with a change in employment conditions after the deployment ended, constitute a legitimate reason for leaving the state? It did. Second, did the district court’s open-ended permission violate the standard for approval and, thus, amount to an improper delegation of judicial authority? It did. Because the court did not otherwise abuse its discretion, we affirm the order below as modified to limit the permission to move the child only to the military base near Washington, D.C.