Parents who can not agree on a custody arrangement are required to attend custody mediation with a court approved mediator, which is generally provided by
the court at no cost to the parents.
Not exact matches
With a new online service for families, separated or divorced
parents whose income has changed can use the web
to update the amount of child support assigned for minor children without the intervention of the
court, and
at a lower
cost.
(iv) If health care coverage is not available
to either party
at a reasonable
cost, the
court may order the custodial
parent to apply for government - sponsored coverage, such as the Children's Health Insurance Program («CHIP»), with any co-premium or other
cost apportioned between the parties in proportion
to their respective net monthly incomes.
This way, the vast majority of our separating and divorcing clients are able
to sort out their affairs,
at a fraction of the
cost involved in doing this through solicitors and
court,
to say nothing of the benefits
to their relationship as
parents in managing
to sort things out together, with our help.
If health care coverage is not available
at a reasonable
cost, the
court may order the
parent with primary physical responsibility for the child
to apply for public health care coverage.
Yes, in Maryland, the
Court can order either
parent to include a child on their health insurance policy if the child can be included
at a reasonable
cost to the
parent.
Psych assessments usually
cost many thousands of dollars and take a long time
to get presented
at court - many people just give up and allow their kids
to share
parenting time even though there is clearly significant ongoing damage being done
to their children.
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.