Moving with children-follow up question

North Carolina Divorce Law Divorce and Separation Answers
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I would notify him in writing, but there is no official form you need to file. He could try and seek an emergency order to keep you from moving with the children, but it is unlikely it would be granted given the fact that the custodial schedule does not need to change.

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Thank you so much for your help. A followup queston, do I need to provide any sort of official notice that I plan to move, like a certified letter or something, or can I just tell him of my plans? Also, could he keep me from moving if he was angry (I have no idea what his reaction will be)? I’m reluctant to turn in my notice at my current job and accept the new job if there’s some way he can keep me from moving with the kids and then I’d be unemployed.

Thanks!

Original post:
Is there a limit to the distance within NC that a custodial parent may move without it constituting a change of circumstances? I have custody of the children, and their father lives 45 miles away, a consequnece of his choice to remarry and move away. If I now want to relocate within the state, and move 150 miles away from their father, what would I need to do? Is there a requirement that I give him some kind of official notice for that kind of thing? And would it constitute a change of circumstances that could re-open the visitation arrangement? He currently has every other weekend, and the move would not necessarily require that the schedule be changed, but the travel distance would obviously be longer between our houses. I would be relocating to take a better job and to move closer to my family.

Thanks for any help or advice!