Cloutier v. Queen

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• holding that the Code § 20-124.3 factors govern whether relocation is in a child’s best interests and that the interests to be assessed are solely the child’s and do not include the custodial parent’s interests
• rejecting another jurisdiction’s “unity of interests” approach and holding that courts may not consider a parent’s interest unless the child derives an independent benefit
• linking the requirement in Code § 20-124.2(B) that trial courts “give primary consideration to the best interests of the child” with the factors set out in Code § 20-124.3

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