Sentences with phrase «custodial mothers in»

How to increase parental involvement: Increase fathers» access to their children by involving custodial mothers in the programs and providing the fathers with legal services to gain visitation rights.

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According to Custodial Mothers and Fathers and Their Child Support: 2009, a report released by the U.S. Census Bureau every two years (and most recently in December 2011), there are approximately 13.7 million single parents in the United States today, and those parents are responsible for raising 22 million children.

Further, 20 % of custodial mothers see no need for the children to continue a relationship with their fathers, and 40 % of children of divorce haven't seen their father in a year.

Susan's preference for her father is quite firm; Mary Lee's desire to be in the same household as Susan predominates over her choice of her mother as the custodial parent.

The 2014 case of H - R (Children)[2014] EWCC B80 (Fam)(11 April 2014) illustrates that even when faced with a mother who had repeatedly breached a contact order and then failed to attend court on three occasions in connection with enforcement hearings the court can be reluctant to go as far as imposing a custodial sentence.

The question presented was whether the trial court erroneously assigned to the mother the burden to prove that the child's placement with her was in the child's best interests, because an established custodial environment existed with the grandparents, and whether the court's application of the Rummelt test constituted clear legal error and violated mother's fundamental liberty interest in raising her children.

In the case where the parents are not married, most states recognize the mother as the custodial parent.

Accordingly, [the mother] and / or [the father] do not have general preferential custodial status over [the grandmother] simply because they are the biological parents of [the boy], but the difference in their blood relationships with [the boy] will be one of the factors considered by the court in determining [his] best interests.

Firstly, the mother should not be given undue benefit for her actions in a «direct violation of the father's custodial rights» (at para 83).

Whereas in the past, rules were oriented on fixed age brackets and the gender of the parent and child, they have increasingly been formulated in favour of the principle of the best interests of the child and / or in favour of the mother through an extension of the custodial time period afforded to her as a matter of law.

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... Continue reading →

Although the so called Tender Years Doctrine, which favored mothers as the custodial parent of children in the tender years, has become abolished by statute in some jurisdictions, courts still tend to award children to mothers.

The courts may not give any preference to mothers or fathers because there is no presumption in Nebraska that parents of either gender are more fit or more suitable to be custodial parents, make decisions, or provide childcare.

In most divorces, one parent, often the mother, becomes custodial and the other, the father, pays support.

According to research, about half of all children in joint physical custody see both parents at least weekly, compared to one in 10 children in traditional custody arrangements (custodial mother, noncustodial father).

In addition boys, compared with girls, may be exposed to more conflict, receive less support from parents and others (because they are believed to be tougher), and be picked on more by custodial mothers (because sons may resemble their fathers).

In most cases, the custodial mother seeks to block the noncustodial father from exercising visitation, and in many cases, the father then withholds child supporIn most cases, the custodial mother seeks to block the noncustodial father from exercising visitation, and in many cases, the father then withholds child supporin many cases, the father then withholds child support.

Very often the custodial parent (usually the mother) will seek to modify the child support she receives on ground of a change in economic circumstances occasioned by increases in the cost of living.

Nonresident father contact with children and involvement in their schools within the past year are associated with the same three factors: fathers paying child support; custodial mothers being more educated; and custodial homes not experiencing financial difficulties.

If the mother were the custodial parent in this case, she would not actually be responsible for paying anything because her share would go into household expenses.

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.

There was a time in history when the mother of a young child had an absolute right to be the full - time, custodial parent of the child.

For other cases holding that proposed relocation requests which would result in the effective termination of a shared physical custodial arrangement should be treated as a modification of custody, see, e.g., Lewellyn v. Lewellyn, 351 Ark. 346, 93 S.W. 3d 681 (2002)(both mother and father petitioned for sole custody of children after mother's proposed relocation would make parties» shared physical custodial arrangement unworkable; court found that mother's relocation constituted material change of circumstances warranting award of sole custody to father, even though such a relocation would not be considered a material change in circumstances in a case that did not involve shared physical custody), and In re Marriage of Garst, 955 P. 2d 1056 (Coloin the effective termination of a shared physical custodial arrangement should be treated as a modification of custody, see, e.g., Lewellyn v. Lewellyn, 351 Ark. 346, 93 S.W. 3d 681 (2002)(both mother and father petitioned for sole custody of children after mother's proposed relocation would make parties» shared physical custodial arrangement unworkable; court found that mother's relocation constituted material change of circumstances warranting award of sole custody to father, even though such a relocation would not be considered a material change in circumstances in a case that did not involve shared physical custody), and In re Marriage of Garst, 955 P. 2d 1056 (Coloin circumstances in a case that did not involve shared physical custody), and In re Marriage of Garst, 955 P. 2d 1056 (Coloin a case that did not involve shared physical custody), and In re Marriage of Garst, 955 P. 2d 1056 (ColoIn re Marriage of Garst, 955 P. 2d 1056 (Colo..

In addition, children whose custodial mother cohabited before remarriage appeared to be more socially competent throughout the two years after remarriage, while also experiencing less negative family relationships.

In fact, Shephard (1992) reports that there is significant abuse of some custodial mothers by non-residential fathers.

[F] athers most frequently make intentionally false reports [while] mothers and children [are the] least likely to fabricate reports of abuse or neglect... [D] eliberate fabrication of abuse by custodial parents is relatively low, alleviating the concerns that there is a widespread problem of custodial parents trying to manipulate the legal system or seek vengeance against their former partners... diverting attention from the more prevalent problems of unsubstantiated allegations made in good faith and unresolved investigations where suspicions of abuse or neglect remain but can not be confirmed.

Terminology: In order to reaffirm our commitment of raising our child (ren) in a dual - household status, we choose to use the terms «live with mother» and «live with father» in describing our arrangement, rather than in terms of custody / primary and non - custodial / access as may be defined in other legal documentIn order to reaffirm our commitment of raising our child (ren) in a dual - household status, we choose to use the terms «live with mother» and «live with father» in describing our arrangement, rather than in terms of custody / primary and non - custodial / access as may be defined in other legal documentin a dual - household status, we choose to use the terms «live with mother» and «live with father» in describing our arrangement, rather than in terms of custody / primary and non - custodial / access as may be defined in other legal documentin describing our arrangement, rather than in terms of custody / primary and non - custodial / access as may be defined in other legal documentin terms of custody / primary and non - custodial / access as may be defined in other legal documentin other legal documents.

The program's effects were assessed using unemployment insurance records, child support agency records, and surveys of a subset of fathers in the study and the custodial mothers of their children.

[Held: trial court did not abuse its discretion in terminating mother and father's shared parenting plan and naming father as the residential and custodial parent of the parties» two youngest children.]»

For example, in one common situation, a court may award the custodial mother the marital home and give her husband cash assets even when that distribution is not equal.

Today, 84 % of custodial parents in America are mothers, a figure that hasn't budged in three decades.

In second marriages, the climb becomes even steeper when a spouse finds himself caught, for example, between the financial demands of a former wife, who is the custodial mother of his children, and his new wife, who believes the first wife is just being greedy.

The case vignette of Mr. and Mrs. C. in Part (I) demonstrated how a determined, unscrupulous father succeeded in wresting custody from a fit, custodial mother, who was the target parent.

Further, 20 % of custodial mothers see no need for the children to continue a relationship with their fathers, and 40 % of children of divorce haven't seen their father in a year.

In fact, the overall employment status of custodial mothers and custodial fathers looks very different.

In any state, when a father is the custodial parent and the mother wants to relocate, the courts will allow her to move, but will usually not allow her to take the children with her unless a change of custody is ordered as well.

«The record before this Court reflects, not a gender bias against Mother or the fact that she is a career - oriented woman but, rather, a case in which, as between two parents who are fit to be the custodial parent, the best interests of the child will be served by awarding custody of the child to Father.

The same - sex hypothesis stating that children are better off living with the parent of the same sex is not supported by these data... [A] dolescents in a father - family perceive less appreciation than adolescents in a mother - family [but this factor] does not seem to have any consequences for the relation between the sex of the custodial parent and well - being... The... question still needing an answer is why, then, adolescents in father - families suffer more from hopelessness than adolescents in mother - families.»

Moreover, child support payments amounted to only about 17 % of the total income of custodial mothers and their children in 1989, with the average monthly child support payments made by fathers, not including those who contributed nothing, being 277 dollars (U.S. Bureau of the Census, 1992).

In custodial mother families, in contrast, mother's remarriage had only a slight negative influence on adult children's relations with nonresidential biological fathers.&raquIn custodial mother families, in contrast, mother's remarriage had only a slight negative influence on adult children's relations with nonresidential biological fathers.&raquin contrast, mother's remarriage had only a slight negative influence on adult children's relations with nonresidential biological fathers.»

In fact, we reached a major milestone in the past decade: for the first time since the mid-19th century, custodial arrangements that did not provide sole custody to mothers constituted a majoritIn fact, we reached a major milestone in the past decade: for the first time since the mid-19th century, custodial arrangements that did not provide sole custody to mothers constituted a majoritin the past decade: for the first time since the mid-19th century, custodial arrangements that did not provide sole custody to mothers constituted a majority.