Harris v. Joyner

Caroline S. Harris, the mother of a child born out of wedlock, appeals a final judgment of paternity in which she was given primary residential custody of the parties’ child1 and appellee, the father, was awarded visitation and ordered to pay child support. She contends the trial court erred in placing a relocation restriction in the final judgment. We agree and reverse.

A fair reading of the language contained in the trial court’s final judgment indicates that neither of the parties has a present intention to move from the Leon County, Florida area. We find that resolution of this issue is…