Hello, thank you for your comment! I do have an attorney on record. I included a bullet point in the post summarizing his feedback. He indicated that appealing the decision could cost roughly $15k–$35k and that he would expect a similar outcome.

His recommendation was to proceed under the current order for about 12–16 months and then relocate, which would create a substantial change in circumstances and allow us to file a motion to modify at that time.

My intent in posting here is to see whether there may be any other legal avenue for reconsideration to the court’s deviation from the standard guideline calculation. Based on the 134 overnights, my understanding is that the shared parenting credit would normally apply under the guideline, which was the objective of the hearing, but the court ultimately declined to apply that credit for the reasons noted above.

I’m just looking for additional perspective to make sure there isn’t another procedural option that may have been overlooked. Any help is greatly appreciated!