Sentences with phrase «custody against the other parent»

If one parent is granted sole physical custody against the other parent's wishes, the other parent may be granted visitation time or parenting time with the child.

Not exact matches

They fight over who is going to have custody, they use the kids as weapons in a war of words, and they do their best to poison their children's minds against the other parent.

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

People who use kids against the other parent have huge issues, and should probably not have custody of their children, they should be the ones with visitation and not custody.

Therefore, in a joint custody arrangement, it is important to present a unified front with children as it will not be good for a child to believe he / she can use one parent against the other.

Reasons cited for opposition include that divided custody is destructive of discipline, Maron v. Maron, 238 Iowa 587, 590 - 91, 28 N.W. 2d 17, 19 (1947); that it tends to induce a feeling of not belonging to either parent, Huston v. Huston, 255 Iowa 543, 552 - 53, 122 N.W. 2d 892, 898 (1963); and that in some instances it permits one parent to sow seeds of discontent concerning the other, which can result in a spirit of dissatisfaction in the children and their rebellion against authority, Bennett v. Bennett, 200 Iowa 415, 418, 203 N.W. 26, 27 (1925).

If a parent fails to comply with the provisions of a custody or visitation order and the other parent wants the court to enforce those provisions, the parent must file a court action against the other parent.

In extreme cases, parenting time interference can be a felony crime and malicious or alienating acts by one parent against the other can lead to changes in custody and parenting time agreements.

Ken, it's child custody I was talking about, where we don't speak of parents as having rights against each other.

If there are accusations about domestic violence in a child custody case, the judge has to hold an «evidentiary hearing» (a trial before a judge without a jury) to decide whether a parent has engaged in one or more acts of domestic violence against the other parent, the child, or another family or household member.

Alaska law also creates a «rebuttable presumption» (a legal assumption that has to be overcome with credible evidence to the contrary) that if an abusive parent has a history of committing domestic violence against the other parent, a child, or even a domestic living partner, the abusive parent must not be awarded sole legal custody, sole physical custody, joint legal custody, or joint physical custody.

In custody or parenting time litigation, often the mother will make multiple allegations against the father for not being sufficiently involved in the lives of the children or harming them one way or the other.

Child custody disputes do not require a trial, but in some cases, especially following a contentious divorce or after serious allegations are levied by one parent against the other, the parties may not be able to resolve child custody disputes without a trial.

Additionally, some people attempt to use their mobility to have their custody cases heard in a jurisdiction with more favorable laws or even to move their children to a new location against the other parent's will.

One parent actively seeking to turn the children against the other in a custody fight is called parental alienation.

It is well documented and proven that long drawn out custody battles that pits parents and children against each other causes permanent damage, emotional damage (parental alienation), and behavioral problems like drug use, smoking, early pregnancy, dropping out of school; and long - term health problems like depression, anxiety, and suicide.

For example, a parent who has been convicted of domestic violence may be denied custody, whether the violence was perpetrated against the child's other parent, the child herself, her siblings, or even another family.

Parents who are falsely accused of child abuse may want to consider monetary sanctions against the other parent as well as primary custody and even sole legal custody.

Frequent violation of custody agreements, or attempts to keep the child away from the other parent during custody proceedings, may be used against a parent at trial.

Parental alienation is when one hostile parent attempts to unduly influence the minds and the feelings of the children against the other parent in order to win child custody, destroy the relationship between the targeted parent and children, or both.

Where a parent who has been accused of domestic violence against the other parent or the child is granted primary custody of the child

In California, if a parent has a history of domestic violence against the child's other parent, the child, or the child's siblings, the court would prefer not to grant custody to that parent.

Since the constructs of narcissistic and borderline personality disorders and cross-generational coalitions of the child with one parent against the other parent are established psychological constructs about which ALL mental health professionals working with children and families should be familiar, for ANY mental health therapist or child custody evaluator to miss making the diagnosis of the child's cross-generational coalition involving a narcissistic / (borderline) parent that is targeted against a normal - range and affectionally available parent is simply unacceptable and represents professional incompetence.

Custody disputes should not be used as a tool for vindication against the other parent or as a bargaining chip to force other concessions.

Parental alienation syndrome (PAS), a term coined by Richard A. Gardner in the 1980s, describes a condition — usually generated in the context of divorce or child custody disputes — in which a parent creates an alliance with their child against the other (non-abusive, nurturing, protective) parent.

Therefore, in a joint custody arrangement, it is important to present a unified front with children as it will not be good for a child to believe he / she can use one parent against the other.

Shared parenting assumes that both parents will be awarded joint custody, unless other factors (proven abuse or domestic violence) weigh against it.

Evidence of abuse by a party against: the other parent of the party's child; the party's spouse; or any child residing within the party's household (including a child other than the child who is the subject of the custody or visitation proceeding) may be considered as a factor bearing on the welfare and best interests of the child.

Children tend to use parents against each other during a lengthy custody proceeding.