Under child custody laws, the family courts have jurisdiction over child custody cases.
Under child custody laws, the family courts have jurisdiction over custody cases and award custody based on the best interests of the child.
Under child custody laws in Michigan, joint custody is seen as practical and desirable since this is crucial in a continuing parent - child relationship even after divorce.
Under child custody laws in Indiana, the courts consider a number of factors to determine whether joint custody is realistic and attainable.
Under child custody laws in Mississippi, the court can not make presumptions.
Under child custody laws in Kentucky, there are three basic custody options: single parent custody, joint custody, and a de facto (see Third Party custody) custody.
Under child custody laws in New York, the family courts must weigh all relevant factors that could affect the child's welfare.
Under child custody laws in New Hampshire, joint legal custody, wherein both parents share joint responsibility for all parental rights and decisions, is deemed beneficial for the child.
Not exact matches
Under the
law, within 72 hours of their capture,
children from Central America must be transferred from immigration detention to the
custody of the Department of Health & Human Services.
Child custody decisions
under no - fault
laws often bring unexpected results.
Under District of Columbia
law,
custody of any
child (ren) of the marriage may be granted jointly or to either parent by court decision (order).
Under Maryland
law,
custody of any
child (ren) of the marriage may be granted jointly or to either parent by court decision (order).
Under South Dakota
law, a parent who has been convicted of domestic violence,
child abuse or assault is not fit to have
custody.
Under Alabama
law, a court may consider an award of joint
custody, whereby the parental rights of both parties remain intact, with one parent as the primary custodian of the
children and the other as the secondary custodian.
As used in this paragraph, a «Covered Borrower» means any person who, at the time such person becomes obligated on a loan transaction or establishes an account for consumer credit, satisfies the requirements
under any one or more of the following classifications, or is otherwise
under applicable
laws deemed to be a «Covered Borrower»
under the Military Lending Act, 10 U.S. Code Section 987: (a) An active duty member of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force or Coast Guard, or a person serving on active Guard and Reserve duty (a person described in this clause (a) of the definition of «Covered Borrower» is hereinafter referred to as a «Service Member»); or (b) Any of the following persons, relative to a Service Member: (1) The spouse; (2) A
child under the age of 21; or (3) If dependent on the Service Member for more than one half of such person's support, any one or more of the following persons: (i) A
child under the age of 23 enrolled in a full time course of study at an institution of higher learning; (ii) A
child of any age incapable of self support due to a mental or physical incapacity that occurred before attaining age 23 while such person was dependent on the Service Member; (iii) Any unmarried person placed in legal
custody of the Service Member who resides with such Service Member unless separated by military service or to receive institutional care or
under other circumstances covered by Regulation; or (iv) A parent or parent - in -
law residing in the Service Member's household.
An essential element of any case
under the Convention is that, «pursuant to the
laws or regulations of the state of habitual residence, said removal or retention breaches the rights of
custody with respect to the
child attributed to the petitioner.»
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The Washington court found, inter alia, that Egyptian family courts apply specific Sharia
law rules to
child custody cases,
under which a Muslim mother is disqualified from
custody if she does not raise the
child as a Muslim and / or if she does not comply with Muslim religious requirements or if she remarries or moves away from the father's domicile.
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The first, Tribal
Law, Indian
Child Welfare Act, and
Custody, looks at the highly publicized California case in which a 6 - year - old girl named Lexi was removed from her foster home
under the Indian
Child Welfare Act of 1978 and sent to live with relatives in Utah.
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Thus, the Convention requires the left - behind parent to establish that the
child was taken from the «habitual residence» and that the parent had «rights of
custody»
under the
law of that jurisdiction.
In a nutshell, a Hague Convention application may be made when a
child is taken or retained across an international border, away from his or her habitual residence, without the consent of a parent who has rights of
custody under the
law of the habitual residence, if the two countries are parties to the Convention.
This agreement is known as joint legal
custody and
under Oregon
law, it means that parents will be sharing decision - making responsibilities for a
child.
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Under Kansas
law, when a parent has legal
custody (meaning, the right to make important decisions about a
child's life) or physical
custody (the
child lives with that parent some or all of the time), or when a parent has a right to parenting time (visitation), that parent can't just move away with the kids without the other parent's permission or court approval.
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Either spouse can apply for a divorce
under Canadian
law, or for property division, spousal support, or
child custody.
Although the courts in the state in which the
child is currently located have exclusive
custody jurisdiction from their own perspective, if the
child is taken to visit another country, the courts there will often have jurisdiction
under the local
law of that country to determine what is best for the
child.
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The first, Tribal
Law, Indian
Child Welfare Act, and
Custody, looks at the highly publicized California case in which a 6 - year - old girl named Lexi was removed from her foster home
under the Indian
Child -LSB-...]
Any parent, guardian or person having
custody or control, or providing supervision, of any
child under the age of twelve years who knowingly fails to report the disappearance of such
child to an appropriate
law enforcement agency shall be guilty of a class A misdemeanor.
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