Florida turns down $4.9 million from federal government designed to strengthen parenting

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9. I can't just pull up stakes and move

and neither can others that I know.

If you have any kind of child custody you can't just "up and move". In my case I have to have permission from my ex in order to move more than 60 miles from the town where the original order was signed. I have a coworker who cannot move more than 10 miles. I know of others who can only move to adjoining counties. I've never met anyone with a custody order in my state on file that can just up and move out of state without getting the courts involved.

There may be better jobs in another state. Quality of life might be better. The fact is, the poor can't just up and move, even if they were to work three jobs and save their money. In a custody case like mine you'd not only have to save for moving expenses but also for an attorney, filing fees and court costs,etc. It'll take a few months, minimum, depending on if the it's contested. And it doesn't matter if you have a great job that can completely change you and your child's life-the judge might still deny it.

Sometimes you are just stuck. I know I am until my child is just a bit older. Problem is that by the time children get to the age where they can have their own opinion recognized by the courts the child is a teenager and doesn't want to leave the only place they've ever known, even if it's for a better life.