Post Decree Relocation

If a court has already issued an order on your parental responsibilities and now you or the other parent wants to relocate with your child, whether months or years later, Colorado law does not let either of you simply move a child once an order is in place.

Relocating in a way that changes the terms of your existing parenting time arrangement generally requires either the other parent’s agreement or court approval. The court’s focus stays on whether the move serves your child’s best interests, weighing things like the reason for the relocation, your child’s relationship with the parent staying behind, and how the move would affect the existing schedule. Because this can significantly change a working arrangement, it is one of the more contested types of post-decree disputes, and the outcome depends heavily on the specific facts of your case.