Gruber v. Gruber

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• formulating “the standard to be applied by a trial court in determining under what circumstances a parent who has primary physical custody may relocate outside the jurisdiction of the court”
• custodial parent has initial burden of showing that move is likely to significantly improve quality of life for that parent and children
• custodial parent has initial burden of showing that move is likely to significantly improve quality of life for that parent and children
• “In considering the prospective advantages to the move, a court shall not limit itself solely to enhanced economic opportunities for the custodial parent.”
• “Unless more direction is provided, the trial court is left without adequate guidance and of necessity may decide these cases on impressionistic and intuitive grounds.”
• “In considering the prospective advantages to the move, a court shall not limit itself solely to enhanced economic opportunities for the custodial parent but must also assess other possible benefits of the relocation.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).