Legal agreements when living together with children

Questioner

I would like to live together with my girlfriend. A divorced woman with two children. 7 and 9 years old. The children are picked up by the father once every two weeks for a weekend. Now my girlfriend lives in Hilvarenbeek and her ex has moved to Breda. However, we do not want to stay in Hilvarenbeek but more towards Uden or surroundings. Now the question is, are there still legal agreements for this? Not that we will have moved soon and the ex-husband can object about, for example, the distance to pick them up or the children's new schools and so on. We would like to prevent this of course

Lawyer

The answer to your question depends on the situation, do both parents have custody of the children and what has been agreed in the parenting plan or agreement. If there is co-parenting (both parents have custody), then in principle one parent may not move without the permission of the other. This applies in particular if this would jeopardise the contact arrangement or if there is a change of school. I advise your partner to try to work this out with her ex-partner and have these agreements recorded by a lawyer. If you cannot work it out, the judge can make a ruling at the request of your partner. (substitute permission to move)