Sentences with phrase «custodial parents»

All 50 states and the United States federal government have laws to help custodial parents get paid the child support they are owed and provide assistance to do it.

A too sizable portion of my practice time is spent counseling custodial parents (typically mothers) not to undermine the other parent.

Custodial parents might object to virtual visitation because it could be viewed as too expensive or detracting time from spent with the custodial parent, said Steven Gunn, who heads the family law section of the Utah State Bar.

Custodial parents may still be able to transfer the case to their new state with an inconvenient forum argument.

As a result of the change, custodial parents who want to move out of New Jersey with the child will now need to prove that the move is the best option for the child — even if a new job or new spouse awaits out of state.

Before the UCCJEA closed this loophole, custodial parents could move from the issuing state to South Carolina and then ask South Carolina to modify the custody order, even if the non-custodial parent still lived in the issuing state.

So, although over 80 % of custodial parents were women, 36.8 % of custodial mothers were never married.

Custodial parents have some options when their ex-spouse becomes unemployed.

«It may, with deference, be time for the Supreme Court of Canada to reconsider whether cases of this kind are to be determined with reference only to the children's best interests or whether what I suggest is an unspoken factor in mobility cases the «mobility rights» of custodial parents are also a proper consideration.

Matterhorn Family Court Compliance Platform connects caseworkers, custodial parents, and non-custodial parents.

Approximately 84 % of custodial parents are mothers who are carrying a large burden.

If a non-custodial parent wants to enroll a child, the school may require updated legal documents documenting a change in the custodial parents» status.

Young men also experienced positive impacts on marriage and being custodial parents.

The Office of Child Support Enforcement enhances the well - being of families by assisting custodial parents with obtaining financial and medical support for their children.

The courts in these cases noted that, under certain custody arrangements, non-custodial parents may have visitation schedules that rival those of the custodial parents and at a similar cost.

Requests for virtual visitation are generally made by the non-custodial parent in situations where the custodial parents seeks to relocate or move out of the area with a child — thereby interfering with existing parental visitation rights.

Also, custodial parents can't simply pick up and move across state lines without following certain procedures intended to protect the child's best interests.

Custodial parents, after all, are the ones who set more rules, make kids do homework and get to bed on time.

«Or, if resources are tight, then siblings are competitors, in terms of custodial parents attention, money, love, etc..

Often, custodial parents have more rules because they are dealing with things like homework, bedtime on school nights and getting ready for school in the mornings.

Certainly, this is true for many custodial parents, but it's also true for a number of non-custodial parents who have the opportunity to play a unique role in their kids» lives.

To this day, custodial parents applying for government assistance are asked to provide information about the location of the other parent for this purpose.

The biggest problem with custody is many custodial parents use the kids as a tool to be used against the other parent.

The state gets a lot of money given to it by the feds for the amount of Child support collected simply because they do not need to pay out in welfare and food stamps for custodial parents who do nt want to work or simply cant.

The answer may surprise you: not all parents who have sole physical custody of their children are legally considered custodial parents in the eyes of the courts.

Custodial parents should develop a parenting plan with the non-custodial parent to ensure there's a set visitation schedule.

Additionally, a non-custodial parent may initiate a change in child custody as a result of the custodial parents» relocation.

Despite the fact that 1 in 6 custodial parents are dads and there are about 2.6 million stay - at - home fathers, as well as the millions of Gen - X and Millennial men who are hands - on dads, we still don't tend to see men as primary — or even equal — caregivers.

This should include guaranteed child - support payments, tax breaks for custodial parents, and an expanded definition of marital property to include pensions, insurance, cost of education and reimbursement for economic sacrifices made by one or the other spouse during the marriage.

When minor children are involved, the non-custodial parent is usually required to maintain life insurance for the benefit of the custodial parent and / or children.

Black also recommends the reinstatement of mutual consent laws in order to slow down the process of divorce and give the reluctant partner (who is often also the custodial parent) more bargaining power in a process often driven not by justice but by whoever can afford the more skillful lawyer.

On the other hand, if a custodial parent would like to take a vacation... MORE with the child, the court may stipulate in the court order that the non-custodial parent should still be informed.

If there needs to be a change to the visitation schedule, a custodial parent should give the non-custodial parent as much advance notice as possible.

Whether the parents have joint custody, or whether one is the custodial parent and the other is not, some careful planning and an effort to put the good of the children first can help create a more amicable and successful experience with co-parenting.

Custodial parenting, just like any other aspect of being a mom or dad, involves a lot of responsibility.

Generally speaking, if your kids live with you for the majority of the time, you probably already see yourself as the custodial parent.

For example, in cases where a single mom is raising a child on her own, and the father is voluntarily uninvolved, the courts may expect her to actually file for child custody in order for her to be legally considered the custodial parent.

Even if you share a generous visitation schedule with your ex, it's likely that you spend more time with your kids than your ex does, simply by virtue of being the custodial parent.

Obviously, dividing the transportation and finances as equally as possible works best, but when that is not possible, if you are the custodial parent, try to avoid having to shoulder all the responsibilities yourself.

The attorneys want to put as much money in the hands of the custodial parent as possible.

Laws need changed and people need to earn the right to their kids, not just be assumed they are the custodial parent.

If a parent is «absent,» the custodial parent must explain the situation on the financial aid application.

Are more likely to have fewer memories of either their own or their parents» earlier conflict; generally close to custodial parent and a competent step - parent.

Since the custodial parent has «expelled» the absent parent from their life for being «bad,» at least in the child's mind, it stands to reason that the child too could be «bad» and be expelled from the home as well.

For example, children might live with custodial parent Friday through Monday, and stay with the non-custodial parent Tuesday through Thursday.

Then the non-custodial parent might deliver the kids to the custodial parent's home.

With this child visitation schedule, the kids reside with the custodial parent and spend alternating weekends with the non-custodial parent.

If his ex-wife is the custodial parent, she gets this filing status advantage.

It gives the noncustodial parent more time with the baby, while also giving the custodial parent time to catch on some (probably much - needed) sleep.

The answer to this question depends on whether he is the custodial parent.