Attorney Blomberg acts as a court - appointed attorney and Guardian Ad Litem for
children in contested custody cases and has completed all mandatory requirements for the Guardian Ad Litem / Attorney for the Minor Child comprehensive Basic Training.
Not exact matches
However, there is an emergent consensus within the divorce research community that
in the great majority of
contested cases of
child custody, where family violence is not a factor,
children's needs and interests are best served by preserving meaningful relationships with both of their parents.
If your marriage involves any issues like this, it is essential that your divorce attorney have experience
in contested child custody and parenting plan
cases to make sure your
children's interests are well protected.
In a
contested divorce
case, the parties disagree on one or several issues, such as property division, alimony,
custody and visitation, or
child support, and must therefore go to trial.
Our practice is focused on divorce
cases and the highly charged and often
contested matters
in divorce, including
custody of the
children, how assets will be divided, and whether you will have to pay
child support or spousal support.
Attorney Winner is particularly adept at representing clients involved
in complex and high - asset divorce
cases, contentious property matters, and
contested child custody and support
cases.
Contested divorces are those
in which the respondent disputes any issue
in the
case - the divorce itself, the property division,
child custody, alimony, etc..
Very early
in my career I handled my first
contested custody case which resulted
in my client, a young medical student, obtaining
custody of his
children.
Regardless if your
case is
contested or non-
contested, an experienced attorney can be valuable
in cases where property division,
child custody and support, and spousal support are concerned.
Prior to his appointment to the bench, Colin represented clients
in complex
child custody and
contested divorce matters, including
in high profile
cases.
Attorney Blomberg continues to serve the Connecticut Superior Court as a Special Master
in family
cases including at the Regional Family Trial docket
in Middletown where
contested child custody cases are heard.
While
children's stated wishes regarding parental contact
in contested custody should be considered, they should not be determinative, especially
in suspected
cases of alienation.
In most
contested cases, mothers are awarded sole — or effectively sole —
custody over
children, with fathers relegated to the role of visitors, an unsatisfactory situation for them and for their
children.
Our practice encompasses Divorce and Family
cases from uncontested matters to full jury trials involving complex property division and / or
contested child custody in the Houston, Texas area, including Harris and contiguous counties of Fort Bend and Montgomery.
Their role is to consider what is
in the
child's best interests, while not being bound by emotions that often come with divorce,
child abuse, neglect and other difficult issues often associated with
contested child custody or divorce
cases.
In the vast majority of
cases, when
custody is
contested, courts award physical (or primary)
custody to the mother, who becomes the custodial parent, and visitation rights («parenting time») to the father, who is the noncustodial parent and who also pays
child support.
The current framework of sole physical
custody in contested cases is associated with high rates of father (and sometimes mother) absence, increased inter-parental conflict, and a marked reduction
in children's standard of living.
Representation
in contested divorce
cases,
child custody and support, restraining orders, modification of past orders, Guardian ad Litem appointments and adoption.
Depictions of toxic highly
contested child custody disputes
in popular movies and television shows can perpetrate the illusion that most
child custody cases are bitterly
contested.
I will continue to track these debates and developments, recognizing that the advancements (and reversals) made
in the field of psychology are important to the understanding of parenting qualities that meet the best interests of
children in contested divorce and
custody cases.
Matters relating to
child custody, visitation, and
child support are often some of the most
contested issues
in divorce
cases.
Some of these provisions to the Pennsylvania
child custody laws affect relocation of
child custody cases, the requirement that proposed parenting plans be submitted by co-parents
in contested cases, claim to counsel fees, and much more.
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In contrast, if you have two
children, one spouse self employed with a business to evaluate, the other spouse a stay at home party, a residence with rental property and a demand for extensive spousal support with
contested custody, the
case could take months, if not years.
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In contested cases — that is, divorces where the parents have not reached agreement on one more more
child - related issues — the judge can direct that the FOC investigate and make recommendations to the judge regarding
child custody, support, and parenting time.
Interdisciplinary Journal of Applied Family Studies: Influence of
Child and Family Factors on Judicial Decisions
in Contested Custody Cases
In divorce and
child custody cases, the
contested issues vary depending on the parties» unique circumstances, but generally they concern with whom the
children will reside (physical
custody), who will make decisions concerning their religious and educational upbringing, medical care and treatment, and extracurricular activities (legal
custody), how the assets and debts of the parties will be divided (equitable division of the marital property), and what kind of spousal support, if any, is to be paid by one party for the support of the other spouse.
While women generally have an advantage here, a mother can not automatically assume she will be awarded
custody of the
children in contested cases.
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.