ENGLEWOOD NEW JERSEY DIVORCE CHILD REMOVAL LITIGATION

The mother secretly moved with the children to New York . Although she may have had legitimate reasons for the move, having saved her money to purchase a business there, and did not intend to hurt the father and his relationship with their daughter , the remainder of the Baures factors militated in favor of denying her motion seeking approval of the relocation, including the child's distance from her father, step-mother, and extended family on both sides; her slipping grades in New York; and the detriment and potential danger of residing in an apartment over a liquor store, the store in which plaintiff had an ownership interest. The New Jersey divorce judge also ruled it was unlikely the mother would foster the child's relationship with her father if the move became permanent : she had already discouraged defendant's parenting time even before the move, and required the child to conceal the move from her father while it was pending.    Davis, etc. v. Davis, App. Div., June 2, 2007