Notice of Relocation Form

Notice of Intent to Move with Children (Relocation)

Superior Court of Washington, County of

In re:

Petitioner/s (as listed on the parenting/custody order):

And Respondent/s (as listed on the parenting/custody order):

No.

Notice of Intent to Move with Children (Relocation) (NTRELOC)

Clerk: Do not file in a public access file (GR 22(c)(2))

Notice of Intent to Move with Children
(Relocation)

To the parent who is not planning to move:

You are receiving this Notice because the other parent (or someone with legal custody of the children) is planning to move with the children. This Notice explains the planned move and tells you if the other parent (or non-parent custodian) is asking the Court to change the current parenting/custody order because of the move.

If you do not agree with the planned move or with any changes requested to the parenting/custody order, you must file and serve an objection within 30 days of receiving this Notice. To do that, follow these steps:

1. Fill out and file these forms:

• Summons: Notice of Objection about Moving with Children and Petition about Changing a Parenting/Custody Order (Relocation), form FL Relocate 720; and

• Objection about Moving with Children and Petition about Changing a Parenting/Custody Order (Relocation), form FL Relocate 721.

2. Have copies of the Summons and Objection served on the other parent (or non-parent custodian) and all other people who have a court order that gives them a legal right to spend time with the children.

Deadline! If you do not file and serve the Summons and Objection within 30 days of receiving this Notice, the Court will allow the move and may approve any changes requested to the parenting/custody order.

RCW 26.09.440, .460
Mandatory Form (05/2016)
FL Relocate 701
Notice of Intent to Move with Children (Relocation)
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Important!

Even if you file and serve an Objection, if you want to stop the children from moving until your Objection is decided, you must also:

• File a Motion for Temporary Order Preventing Move with Children (form FL Relocate 725); and

• Schedule a hearing on that motion to be held within 15 days of the day your Objection is served.

You can get the court forms you need at:

• The Washington State Courts’ website: www.courts.wa.gov/forms,

• The Administrative Office of the Courts – call: (360) 705-5328,

• Washington LawHelp: www.washingtonlawhelp.org. or

• The Superior Court Clerk’s office or county law library (for a fee).

WARNING! THE RELOCATION OF THE CHILD WILL BE PERMITTED AND THE PROPOSED REVISED RESIDENTIAL SCHEDULE MAY BE CONFIRMED UNLESS, WITHIN THIRTY DAYS, YOU FILE A PETITION AND MOTION WITH THE COURT TO BLOCK THE RELOCATION OR OBJECT TO THE PROPOSED REVISED RESIDENTIAL SCHEDULE AND SERVE THE PETITION AND MOTION ON THE PERSON PROPOSING RELOCATION AND ALL OTHER PERSONS ENTITLED BY COURT ORDER TO RESIDENTIAL TIME OR VISITATION WITH THE CHILD.

Person planning to move fills out below:

1. My name is:

2. I plan to move with the children listed below on (date): . These children live with me most of the time.

3. My reasons for moving with the children are (explain):

4. Contact information after the move

I am not listing all of my contact information for after the move because (check all that apply):

I am in Washington State’s Address Confidentiality Program.

I have a court order that lets me keep my contact information confidential.

Important! You may ask for a court order that would let you keep your contact information confidential. Use form FL Relocate 702, Motion to Limit Notice of Intent to Move with Children (Ex Parte). You must prove to the court that providing your contact information would cause unreasonable risk to the safety and health of you or the children.

I am listing all of my contact information for after the move that is currently available. I will update this information if it changes or if more information becomes available.

5. Parenting/custody order

I do not want to change the current parenting/custody order.

I want to change the current parenting/custody order. I am filing and serving my proposed Parenting Plan or Residential Schedule with this Notice. (Use form FL All Family 140, FL Parentage 304, or FL Non-Parent 405.)

6. Timing and service of this Notice

I will have this Notice served on everyone who has a court order that gives them a legal right to spend time with the children. (I can have someone else personally serve this Notice or I can serve it by any form of mail that requires a return receipt.)

I will have this Notice served at least 60 days before the date I plan to move with the children.

within 5 days of the date that I found out that I had to move because:

• I did not know about this move (and could not have reasonably known) in enough time to give 60 days’ notice, and

• I cannot reasonably postpone this move.

up to 21 days late because:

• I am moving to a domestic violence shelter due to danger from another person; or

• I must move to avoid a clear, immediate, and unreasonable risk to my (or my children’s) health or safety.

Person planning to move fills out below:

I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the state of Washington that the facts I have provided on this form are true.

I agree to accept legal papers for this case at (check one):

my lawyer’s address, listed below.

the following address (this does not have to be your home address):

(If this address changes before the case ends, you must notify all parties and the court clerk in writing. You may use the Notice of Address Change form (FL All Family 120). You must also update your Confidential Information form (FL All Family 001) if this case involves parentage or child support.)

Lawyer (if any) fills out below:

Lawyer’s address city state zip

Email (if applicable):

RCW 26.09.440, .460
Mandatory Form (05/2016)
FL Relocate 701
Notice of Intent to Move with Children (Relocation)
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