If you and your ex are unable to
agree about custody as the case moves forward, it will be scheduled for trial.
Not exact matches
If the parents have joint legal
custody, it usually requires both parents to communicate and
agree about major decisions.
Prior to making a decision
about joint
custody, the court will consider whether both parents
agree to a joint physical
custody arrangement.
The U.S. Supreme Court
agreed last week to consider whether a juvenile burglary suspect who was interrogated at school by the police was in
custody and should have been given a Miranda warning
about his rights.
Once the court makes an order
about the
custody and visitation schedule, it can not be changed unless both parents
agree or there is a significant change in circumstances.
If the parents do not
agree on a decision
about the child, the parent with sole legal
custody has the right to make the final decision alone.
I suppose Mom and Dad will work out more precise
custody arrangements in Mexico while
agreeing to keep each other informed
about Junior.
In an uncontested divorce, the spouses
agree on everything and do not need the court to divide assets or make determinations
about spousal or child support or
custody.
Ensure you and your spouse are in complete agreement
about the divorce, child
custody, alimony and child support and the division of your marital property before you
agree to get free divorce forms online and complete the filing without a divorce lawyer.
When parents
agree about the terms and conditions of child
custody, courts see it as an indication of their willingness and ability to support for the child.
An unwed father and mother may have meant well by informally
agreeing early on
about custody and time sharing, even once paternity is legally established.
The parents have been unable to implement a joint
custody arrangement whereby they can both
agree on final decisions
about the son;
If you and your spouse
agree about issues of
custody, parenting time, child support, alimony, and property and debt division, you can incorporate those terms into a settlement agreement and submit it to the court while you're waiting for Alabama's cooling - off period to elapse.
In the case of
custody, the parents must
agree on four key points: legal
custody (who makes decisions
about the child); physical
custody (where he or she lives); visitation (how often and under what conditions the noncustodial parent spends time with him or her); and child support (the noncustodial parent's contribution to the costs of raising the child).
Likewise, if the parents can
agree how to divide the child raising time and duties, the court won't need to make a decision
about child
custody.
Whether you and your spouse have
agreed on the key issues of your divorce and simply need an attorney to help you file the paperwork, or you are concerned
about an upcoming
custody battle and want to do what is right for you and your children or you are seeking to mediate your divorce, Ms. Watson can help you.
In an uncontested divorce, both spouses
agree about all the terms of the divorce, such as division of property, child
custody and support payments.
[ANONYMOUS LISTSERVE COMMENT]: «The recommendation involved a joint physical
custody arrangement with an odd contingency... if the mother didn't
agree with the recommendation, then the father would automatically get primary residential
custody... this was after the evaluator had outlined numerous reasons why the mother had serious concerns
about the father having primary
custody... it appeared that the evaluator had set up the mother to
agree to a plan that she had clearly not
agreed to during the entire evaluation...» (Florida doctorate - level MHP, January 14, 2007).
If you and your spouse
agree about all the terms of your divorce, including the division of marital property and any
custody issues, you can sign a settlement agreement.
A divorce is uncontested if both spouses
agree to the divorce and are in complete agreement
about dividing the marital property (which includes assets and debts), the
custody and support for any children, and whether one spouse pays alimony to the other.
The new arrangements are very much designed to promote more amicable settlements between parents, and to try to make it that Texas child
custody battles are less
about being a tug of war between the two parties, and are instead are more
about coming up with solutions that both parties can
agree on.
When parents do not
agree about the custodial arrangement for their children, a Mississippi court will examine the best interests of the children in determining
custody.
For example, if they
agree about everything except child
custody, they can not file for a dissolution.
If spouses
agree to the divorce but disagree
about some
custody or property settlement terms, the judge will require a hearing to receive evidence to decide those issues.
Fact: «The sheer prevalence of the problem of violence and the dynamics surrounding it make it clear any assumptions
about equal partnership in these cases are out of the question... the majority of women never report the assaults or in fact ever tell anyone
about it (Johnson, 1996) and thus may not be believed if the first time the issue is raised is at the point of separation... may avoid going to court out of fear of retaliation, a fear which is not unfounded given the data on the escalation of violence at separation...
agree to whatever the husband wants in an attempt to pacify him... as an exchange for
custody... may appear unstable or emotional while their batterers are perceived as confident, rational and economically secure (Rosnes, 1997)... all the research flies in the face of what Rosnes argues is presently happening in the courts:»... judges assume that wife abuse is not necessarily damaging to a child, and that being violent does not necessarily affect a father's parenting ability....
Prior to making a decision
about joint
custody, the court will consider whether both parents
agree to a joint physical
custody arrangement.
If the parents have joint legal
custody, it usually requires both parents to communicate and
agree about major decisions.
For the family court judge facing contested child
custody cases, there is nervousness
about awarding joint
custody to parents who seem unable to
agree on anything.
The best child
custody arrangements come
about when separating parents can
agree to the terms.
An
agreed or uncontested modification case is uncontested when you and the other parties in your case
agree (no one is contesting) to change terms in a previous order
about custody, visitation, or child support.