Sentences with phrase «authority over the other parent»

Typically, the custodial parent will also have «final decision making» authority over the other parent, but not always.

Not exact matches

Greitens is writing for parents who want to increase their children's resiliency, but this is likely applicable to any situation in which you have some authority over others» actions — as a boss, a coach, or a mentor.

A new survey of over 500 kinship carers — grandparents, aunts, uncles and other family members and friends who've taken on care of children who aren't able to live with their parents — has revealed that as many as 94 % say caring has caused financial hardship, despite many stepping in to keep children out of the local authority care system.

Although only one parent is needed to grant the caregiver powers, the other parent retains more authority over the child than the named caregiver.

What's more, since each parent can theoretically get decision - making authority over their children in some area, parents no longer have to fight a win / lose battle, where one of them gets sole custody and the other gets nothing.

It will be a blessing because now each parent can be given authority over a separate area of decision - making: one parent can make health decisions for the children while the other decides which extra-curricular activities they can participate in.

Sole custody arrangements occur when one parent has sole decision - making authority over the child and that parent's home is the child's primary place of residence, even though the other parent may still get visitation.

The left - behind parent must take over control of everything, making it very difficult for the other parent to resume authority and, in the process, unseat the left - behind parent.

Those orders are there to protect the children's relationship to both parents not for one parent to have power over the other parent or to abuse the children by brainwashing them to gain the authority to destroy the other parent's rights to their child.