Generally, those factors include the parents» wishes and ability to provide for the child, in addition to
the current child custody arrangement and the child's existing relationship with each parent.
Parents whose
current child custody arrangement no longer works for them may need to request a child custody modification in court.
A party who wants to modify
the current child custody arrangement in Delaware should file a petition with the family court.
When
the current child custody arrangement no longer fits, an entire child custody modification is not necessarily required.
Parents whose
current child custody arrangement no longer works for them may need to request a child custody modification in court.
Not exact matches
In Illinois,
child custody may not be modified until at least two years after the original
custody order, unless the court believes that the
current custody arrangement will endanger the
child's physical, mental, moral, or emotional health.
The court will consider your family's
current residential
custody arrangement and how any changes could potentially impact your
child.
(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.
A «move - away «case arises when a parent that has joint or sole
custody of the
child decides to move to a location that is far enough away to disrupt the
current custodial
arrangement.
They can advise you on
current family court laws applicable in your region and your best approach to getting the
custody arrangement that will work best for you and your
children.
Because
custody decisions are made according to a
child's best interests, there is a presumption within the law that the
current custody arrangement is best for the
child.
Custody orders are not modifiable until one year has passed since they were issued, unless it can be shown that the
current arrangement seriously threatens the
child's physical or mental health.
She evaluated the
current custody arrangements and concluded that she was uncertain that the
current custody arrangements were still in the best interests of the
child.
The court will consider your family's
current residential
custody arrangement and how any changes could potentially impact your
child.
In Illinois,
child custody may not be modified until at least two years after the original
custody order, unless the court believes that the
current custody arrangement will endanger the
child's physical, mental, moral, or emotional health.
Divorce mediation is a process which seeks to help a couple that is divorcing to negotiate the logistics of their separation, addressing items like property and shared assets, resources, debt,
current living
arrangements, and visitation /
custody options for the
children.
In this proceeding, a court will either alter the
child custody arrangement, in favor of the non-custodial parent or a court may leave the
current custodial agreement intact.
If your
current arrangement does not meet their needs as well as it could, that's when
child custody changes may be a good fit for your family.
(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
Michigan law provides that a parent who is subject to a joint
child custody arrangement may not move more than 100 miles from his or her
current home without the consent of the other parent or the approval of the court.
The proposed time - sharing changes could potentially upend the state's
current policy of putting the needs of
children first in favor of parents» wishes when judges determine
custody arrangements, Scott wrote in Friday's veto letter.