Dickenson v. Cogswell

The mother, the custodial parent, appeals from the denial of her request to remove the parties’ minor child to California, where the mother’s new husband had moved. As the family’s primary source of financial support, the mother planned to retain her job in Massachusetts and telecommute. She would spend three weeks out of every four in California and the remaining week in Massachusetts. Her alternative visitation plan included having her ten year old child take frequent overnight (“red eye”) flights to see his father, with whom he was close. The Probate and Family Court judge denied the…