The trial judge also considered the following factors from Gordon v. Goertz, all of which pertain to the child’s best interests in mobility cases: • the existing custody and access arrangements; • the relationship between the child and her parents; • the principle of maximizing contact between the child and both parents; • the custodial parent’s reasons for moving; • disruption to the child of a change in custody; • disruption to the child consequent on removal from family, school and community; and • the impact on the mother of denying her proposed relocation with the child.
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