Does a parent have a right to change the residence of their child?

But a custodial parent has a statutory right to change the residence of the child, subject to the power of the court to restrain a move that would prejudice the rights or welfare of the child. (Fam. Code, 7501.)² The parent proposing to move away is not required to establish a need or even a justification for relocating to another geographic area. (See In re Marriage of Condon (1998) 62 Cal.App.4th 533, 543.) The only exception is where the reason for the move is to frustrate the non-custodial parent's relationship with the child. (Ruisi v. Thieriot (1997) 53 Cal.App.4th 1197, 1206, fn. 6.)