Mother Who Relocated Loses Custody.

Mother’s relocation inside the Commonwealth causes change in custody.  In the case of Turpin v. McGowan, the Virginia Court of Appeals, in an unpublished opinion, held that a trial court properly changed custody of child from mother to father where mother moved with the child from Stafford County to Sterling, Virginia and then again to Vienna, Virginia without a court order or without consulting father.

-Rob Hagy, Charlottesville Custody Lawyer.  I have represented fathers and mothers in relocation cases.  If I can help you with this issue, please call me at (434)293-4562.