Sentences with phrase «custody as separate issues»

The courts tend to look at child support and custody as separate issues, and they will certainly not decide the custody situation based on its potential effect on child support.

Not exact matches

Now, as they begin the process of separating for good, the issue of how to handle custody of the children has become a real sticking point.

«Focuses on topics of concern to family lawyers and also members of the public dealing with family law issues such as adoption, divorce, separate maintenance, child custody, support, cohabitation, parentage issues, parental abduction, relocation, post-judgment modification issues, neglect / abuse proceedings and social issues related to families.»

In Wisconsin, physical placement refers to the physical residence of the child, commonly known as physical custody, and is a separate issue from legal custody.

Now, as they begin the process of separating for good, the issue of how to handle custody of the children has become a real sticking point.

Its purpose is to aid couples who have decided to separate to resolve any disputes they may have in relation to the key issues such as custody and access to children, maintenance and property rights.

The issues that are typically addressed in mediation are issues related to children: legal custody and residential custody, visitation, child support, allocation of college expenses for the children, health insurance, life insurance; alimony and spousal support; division of real property, including the family home; division of tangible personal property including motor vehicles, boats, furniture, furnishings, art work, etc.; disposition of other property accumulated during the marriage, including bank accounts, investment accounts, pension / profit - sharing / retirement accounts, etc.; payment of credit cards and other debts, and tax matters including decisions relative to filing joint or separate tax returns and claiming the children as dependency deductions.

The time that children share with each parent is an issue that is separate from the issue of custody, and is known as â $ œaccess.â $ When parents have joint custody and they spend approximately equal amounts of time with each parent, this is known as shared custody.

The New Jersey courts treat the issue of custody and who can claim the children as tax exemptions as separate but related issues.

The group initially came together as a peer consultation group to discuss clinical, ethical and professional issues related to our work with separating and divorcing families, including those engaged in child custody disputes.