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Family

Jan. 7, 2021

Custody during the COVID-19 pandemic: Considering move-away requests

Guidance on move-away requests during the pandemic.

Sarah A. Thompson

Hersh Mannis LLP

Email: sthompson@hershmannis.com

Hersh Mannis LLP, a family law firm in Beverly Hills specializing in representing high-asset, high profile clientele in complex custody and litigation matters. Ms. Thompson is a member of the Beverly Hills Bar Association and the Los Angeles County Bar Association. Ms. Thompson practiced family law in San Francisco and was also a professor at the University of San Francisco School of Law.

Mom and Dad are divorced. They have a son, age 12, and share legal custody and physical custody (each party has the child about 50% of the time and each party participates in decisions about his health and education). Dad (who works in the tech industry) has been working from home for months due to the pandemic, and his employer now says they will be working remotely permanently. Dad wants to now move to another state (Colorado) and wants the parties' son to move with...

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