Child legal custody relocation laws differ between states and moving can be quite a sticky issue. Parents that already have full physical and legal custody of their children must meet the standard legal requirements in custody relocation laws. This starts with notifying the non custodial parent if they wish to move or relocate to another state. Minor moves within the county which do not affect the other parents visitation rights are not considered too much of a problem, but if the custodial parent wishes to move a long distance away, the court may rule against it; especially if the move will affect the well being of the children because they have a good relationship with the non custodial parent. Relocation laws for child custody come in to affect regarding child custody arrangements when the move is a certain distance away according to the set state laws, when it makes it difficult for the arranged visitation agreement for the non custodial parent to stay in effect.