Dear itsforthem:
Greetings. It is my opinion that he would need to file in the jurisdiction where the children live more. If he did file in his jurisdiction, you may be able to have a Motion to Change Venue take place and move the action to your jurisdiction.
A notice to deviate deals with deviating from child support. You mean a motion to modify child custody. You can file for this if there is a substantial change of circumstances that hurts the child. Best of luck.
Janet L. Fritts
Attorney at Law
4101 Lake Boone Trail, Suite 500
Raleigh, North Carolina 27607
NCDivorce.com
919-787-6668
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