That amount can then be added under
the appropriate parenting arrangement below.
Or, if one parent felt that there were good reasons why parenting time should not be equal, they could ask a judge to decide what
the appropriate parenting arrangement should be in the circumstances.
Not exact matches
(1) the temperament and developmental needs of the child; (2) the capacity and the disposition of the
parents to understand and meet the needs of the child; (3) the preferences of each child; (4) the wishes of the
parents as to custody; (5) the past and current interaction and relationship of the child with each
parent, the child's siblings, and any other person, including a grandparent, who may significantly affect the best interest of the child; (6) the actions of each
parent to encourage the continuing
parent child relationship between the child and the other
parent, as is
appropriate, including compliance with court orders; (7) the manipulation by or coercive behavior of the
parents in an effort to involve the child in the
parents» dispute; (8) any effort by one
parent to disparage the other
parent in front of the child; (9) the ability of each
parent to be actively involved in the life of the child; (10) the child's adjustment to his or her home, school, and community environments; (11) the stability of the child's existing and proposed residences; (12) the mental and physical health of all individuals involved, except that a disability of a proposed custodial
parent or other party, in and of itself, must not be determinative of custody unless the proposed custodial
arrangement is not in the best interest of the child; (13) the child's cultural and spiritual background; (14) whether the child or a sibling of the child has been abused or neglected; (15) whether one
parent has perpetrated domestic violence or child abuse or the effect on the child of the actions of an abuser if any domestic violence has occurred between the
parents or between a
parent and another individual or between the
parent and the child; (16) whether one
parent has relocated more than one hundred miles from the child's primary residence in the past year, unless the
parent relocated for safety reasons; and (17) other factors as the court considers necessary.
To the extent practicable the court shall also make
appropriate arrangements to ensure the continuation of a meaningful relationship between the child and both
parents.
(4) The court shall attempt to minimize impairment to a
parent - child relationship caused by a
parent's relocation through alternative
arrangements for the exercise of custodial responsibility
appropriate to the
parents» resources and circumstances and the developmental level of the child.
The child's preferred school, residence or
parenting arrangement might be issues
appropriate for such an assessment.
Nonetheless, in this case the court made some complex mathematical adjustments to support; this included an adjustment to account for the fact that, before the parties started their shared
parenting arrangement, the mother had sole custody of the child and was legally entitled to receive
appropriate child support from the father for that period.
Our family law solicitors will use their expertise in this specialist area of the law to advise on issues including where a divorce can be initiated and the most
appropriate jurisdiction, financial
arrangements where assets are held in different countries and the relocation of children, if one
parents wants to move to another jurisdiction with children from the relationship.
Appropriate counseling professionals are recommended to help
parents handle parallel
parenting arrangements.
Purposes of Part 4 The purposes of this Part are as follows: (a) to ensure that parties to a family law dispute are informed of the various methods available to resolve the dispute; (b) to encourage parties to a family law dispute to resolve the dispute through agreements and
appropriate family dispute resolution before making an application to a court; (c) to encourage
parents and guardians to (i) resolve conflict other than through court intervention, and (ii) create
parenting arrangements and
arrangements respecting contact with a child that is in the best interests of the child.
The collaborative process can be used to address issues surrounding separation, including settlement of finances, development of an
appropriate parenting plan, or negotiation of child or spousal support; it can also be used to negotiate financial
arrangements prior to marriage, in second marriages, or polyamorous relationships, and to provide greater certainty with respect to what will happen if a relationship terminates.
In reaching an
appropriate child support figure, the court must consider the overall situation of shared custody, the costs to each
parent of the
arrangement and the overall needs, resources and situation of each
parent.
As children age the frequency with which they see each
parent is less important and alternative
arrangements that involve longer visits that occur less frequently may be more
appropriate.»
The CCIS
Parent Resource and Referral (R&R) Department maintains information on local child care facilities and community resources to help
parents search for an
appropriate arrangement for their child.
In addition to working with the time - share preferences of each
parent, Dr. Pickar offers empirically based knowledge regarding children's adjustment in various living
arrangements following divorce, as well as information regarding developmentally
appropriate parenting plans.
It is not
appropriate to formulate an initial or early view or opinion on the issues in dispute, or on the
parenting arrangements, and then present this to the parties during the process of an incomplete assessment.
While it is
appropriate and necessary to ask the
parents their views about potential or proposed
parenting arrangements, the family assessor must not present these options as their own or as favoured options, prior to completing their assessment.
FAMILY LAW — CHILDREN — Best interests — Where both
parents seek sole parental responsibility and for the child to live with them — Where the respondent mother believes the child would settle down and accept the
arrangement if the court ordered for the child to spend no time with applicant father — Where the court has a statutory mandate to make
parenting orders with the child's best interests as the paramount concern — Where there is little doubt that the child would benefit from having a meaningful relationship with both
parents — Where the child's clear views that he does not want to spend time with the respondent mother should be given significant weight in the circumstances — Where the child is of an age, maturity and intelligence to have principally formed his own rationally based views — Where the court is satisfied that it is in the child's best interests for the presumption of equal shared parental responsibility to be rebutted — Where the respondent father is to have sole parental responsibility and the child is to live with him — Where the applicant mother is permitted to attend certain school and sporting events of the child — Where the child should be able to instigate contact with the respondent mother as he considers
appropriate to his needs and circumstances — Where the orders made are least likely to lead to the institution of further proceedings in relation to the child — Where the child is to have the outcome of these proceedings, the effect of the orders and the reasons for judgment explained to him by an expert as soon as reasonably practical.
Gaining a deeper understanding of the impact of family violence in FDR process and
appropriate strategies where
parents continue to interact with each other as part of their
arrangements
It also allows families to find out about a range of services (online and in - person) that can assist them to manage relationship issues, including agreeing on
appropriate arrangements for children after
parents have separated.
Is your family facing divorce or separation decisions such as the
appropriate parenting schedule, what to do about the home, and what are fair financial
arrangements?
Clients often seek the assistance of our firm's child psychologist to answer specific questions regarding their children, such as the
appropriate way to tell their child about the divorce, or the best
parenting arrangement for their children, or the way to handle a child who is having difficulty coping with a new separation.
If a Connecticut family court does not order joint custody, it may order alternative custody
arrangements, such as awarding sole physical custody to one
parent with
appropriate visitation for the child with the non-custodial
parent.
If parties have a joint custody
arrangement, the
parent seeking modification of custody must show how both
parents are unable to cooperate with one another and agree on the best interests of the child; thus, sole custody would be a more
appropriate arrangement.
Another limited use might be as a temporary
arrangement during times when a
parent is unable to exercise unsupervised visitation but reasonably is expected to be able to do so after a short transition or learning period, e.g. a young unwed father and an infant he needs to learn how to care for, or e.g. a
parent who for some reason has not been in the picture and needs to transition into a relationship with a child, AND ALSO, in these latter examples when there is some very, very, VERY good reason the other
parent in fact is not
appropriate as the «supervisor».
(1) the temperament and developmental needs of the child; (2) the capacity and the disposition of the
parents to understand and meet the needs of the child; (3) the preferences of each child; (4) the wishes of the
parents as to custody; (5) the past and current interaction and relationship of the child with each
parent, the child's siblings, and any other person, including a grandparent, who may significantly affect the best interest of the child; (6) the actions of each
parent to encourage the continuing
parent child relationship between the child and the other
parent, as is
appropriate, including compliance with court orders; (7) the manipulation by or coercive behavior of the
parents in an effort to involve the child in the
parents» dispute; (8) any effort by one
parent to disparage the other
parent in front of the child; (9) the ability of each
parent to be actively involved in the life of the child; (10) the child's adjustment to his or her home, school, and community environments; (11) the stability of the child's existing and proposed residences; (12) the mental and physical health of all individuals involved, except that a disability of a proposed custodial
parent or other party, in and of itself, must not be determinative of custody unless the proposed custodial
arrangement is not in the best interest of the child; (13) the child's cultural and spiritual background; (14) whether the child or a sibling of the child has been abused or neglected; (15) whether one
parent has perpetrated domestic violence or child abuse or the effect on the child of the actions of an abuser if any domestic violence has occurred between the
parents or between a
parent and another individual or between the
parent and the child; (16) whether one
parent has relocated more than one hundred miles from the child's primary residence in the past year, unless the
parent relocated for safety reasons; and (17) other factors as the court considers necessary
The possible sanctions include: compensatory time with the children; economic sanctions for costs incurred by the non-violator
parent due to the other
parent's custody or
parenting time violation; modification of the existing transportation (pick up / drop off
arrangements)-- including changing the exchange location to a public place; ordering counseling for either or both of the parties and / or the children at the expense of the violator; ordering a temporary or permanent modification of the
parenting time and custodial
arrangement if under the circumstances this relief is in the best interests of the children; ordering the violator to participate in a community service program; incarceration of the violator with or without work - release; issuance of a warrant to be executed if the violator persists in failing to comply with court orders; any other
appropriate equitable remedy.