I'm in the process of separating from my husband, and I plan to move approx 200 miles away back to my home time. The process will take a couple of months - finding an internal transfer at work, and getting money together for a private rental.
I'm trying to guage whether if my husband were to object to the move, how likely a court would be to enforce my having to stay in the area with my son.
I'm my son's primary carer. I was a SAHM until he was just over a year old, and I've taken a minimum wage working half my hours at the weekend to minimise the amount of time my son has to spend in childcare. My husband currently looks after my son on the weekends while I'm at work. My son attends a childminder for two days a week when I'm at work - I do all pick up/drop off and all care during the week.
My reasons for moving back to my hometown are simply that I have no links to the area we currently live in - no family, no friends. My husband's family live miles away from the area too, and my husband's only link with the area is his child from his first marriage. It's a very expensive area (SE), and given that I work for minimum wage - I'm disinclined to move out and live locally in a one-bedroomed flat when I could have a much better standard of living back in my home time, and have support on hand from family and friends.
I'm aware that I'd have a responsibility to facilitate contact (travel etc) and I'd have no problem with this.
Anyone else have experience of a similar situation?