Joint -
custody awards where practical are becoming increasingly more common.
Not exact matches
A family court's
award of joint
custody will determine
where the child will physically live and when, and the court will also make a determination regarding how major decisions regarding his health, education, and religious needs will be made.
A Wisconsin court will
award joint
custody in cases
where parents can cooperate in performing their responsibilities toward their children.
While the courts in Iowa do lean toward joint
custody or an arrangement that allows generous visitation, there are situations
where the court will
award sole
custody to one parent.
The court
awards custody in the following order of preference unless in a particular case the best interest of the child requires otherwise: to both parents jointly or to either parent; to a person or persons in whose home the child has been living and
where the child has had a wholesome and stable environment; to any person related within the third degree of consanguinity; to any other person or persons whom the court finds suitable and able to provide proper care.
As in most cases
where one parent is
awarded physical
custody, Father is given visitation rights as the non-custodial parent — entitling him to exclusive time with Child every other weekend, on alternating major holidays, and for four consecutive weeks over Child's summer vacation.
Courts in South Carolina,
where the adoptive parents lived,
awarded custody to her birth father because ICWA's adoption procedure had not been followed.
However, there are situations
where it may not be
awarded such as if one parent is deemed unfit or if it would be in the child's best interests for one parent to have sole legal
custody.
The court may
award joint
custody,
where the parents share decision - making for the children, or sole
custody, one parent having control over and parental responsibility for the care, upbringing and education of the child.
Sole
custody is only
awarded in cases
where there is a history of abuse and / or limited or hostile communication between parties, proven in court.
The Japanese courts purported to acknowledge that he had
custody of the child, which he had been
awarded in Wisconsin,
where the child was born and lived, but then decided that the child should stay in Japan with her Japanese mother because by that time the delays had been such that she had already been in Japan for a significant period of time.
Wealth of the Parent: the court will typically prefer to
award custody to a place
where the child has suitable space, a safer neighborhood, adequate food and clothing, etc..
Because both parents can created a situation of absolute deadlock
where joint
custody has been
awarded, each situation that results in an impasse requires the intervention of the Family Courts.
Through my divorce and
custody practice, deserving Father / Clients have been
awarded primary
custody of their children, and in cases
where is it appropriate, I fight for shared parenting orders so that my Dad clients enjoy the same rights, responsibilities and parenting time as the Moms do.
This is the form of
custody that is usually
awarded to the parent living in the marital domicile,
where the child has been accustomed to living.
Does anyone have Court of Appeal cases
where by
custody is
awarded to the father or shared
custody is
awarded?
But
where the court deems it just, damages
awarded in an action under this section may be taken into account in assessing damages in any other proceeding arising out of the failure of the organization to protect personal information in its
custody or under its control.
Factors considered by the court when
awarding custody may include the age of the parent and child, the physical and mental condition of each parent and child, the relationship existing between each parent and each child, the needs of the child, the role played by each parent in the upbringing and caring for the child, the home
where the child will live, and the child's wishes if the child is of sufficient age, intelligence, and maturity to make such a decision.
Some of the recent decisions, both from trial and interim applications,
awarding equal time shared parenting and joint
custody where one parent typically sought to be the sole custodial parent with «access» to the other parent every other weekend are as follows.
Sole legal
Custody describes an arrangement
where one parent is
awarded exclusive decision - making power with regard to the best interests of the minor children.
So, in cases
where the custodial parent has the child for a majority of the time, the non-custodial parent has the burden of convincing the court that there is a «change of circumstances» that require the court to
award custody to the non-custodial parent.
The court may also
award sole
custody,
where one parent makes such decisions.
In cases
where the parent seeking sole
custody provides evidence of abuse or that a pattern of abuse exists, the court will presume that it is against the child's best interests to
award the abusive parent physical or legal
custody.
Most relocation cases involve situations
where one parent has been
awarded sole
custody or primary physical
custody of a child.
Custody and visitation terms are set, alimony is
awarded where applicable and your marital property and debts are divided between you.
Joint
custody is unquestionably
awarded at a far higher rate than sole
custody in most jurisdictions
where joint
custody is available.
The court may
award one of three types of
custody arrangements: joint legal
custody to both parents,
where one parent is responsible for residential
custody; joint physical
custody,
where both parents provide homes for the child; or sole
custody to one parent with visitation, also called «parenting time,» allowed to the non-custodial parent.
Joint
custody may be not always be
awarded in cases
where the child's well - being is at risk with one of the parents.
Note that an
award of legal
custody — the right to make important decisions for the child — may differ from physical
custody —
where the child will primarily reside — and an
award of visitation rights, which is the right to spend time with the child.
if that parent moves into a dangerous neighborhood and you can prove this, there have been cases
where the parent in a better neighborhood was
awarded primary
custody.
During your divorce, the court
awards physical
custody — which determines
where your child resides — to either you, your spouse or both of you.
In a case
where one parent is granted sole
custody, the other parent is usually
awarded visitation.
In the instance
where one or both parents may be determined unfit, absent, dead, in prison or dangerous to the child's well - being;
custody may be
awarded to a grandparent or other relative, a foster parent, orphanage, or other organization or institution as may be determined by the court to be in the best interest of the child (en).
Through my divorce and
custody practice, deserving Father / Clients have been
awarded primary
custody of their children, and in cases
where is it appropriate, I fight for shared parenting orders so that my Dad clients enjoy the same rights, responsibilities and parenting time as the Moms do.
A judge can
award sole
custody to one parent, especially in cases
where it can be proven that one parent is unfit to raise a child, usually due to financial, drug, or alcohol issues.
Of course, there are exceptions; for example, I just completed a trial
where my client was properly
awarded sole legal and primary physical
custody.
A general reference to the parent with whom the court has
awarded physical
custody (
where the children will primarily reside), or legal
custody (gives the parent the right to make decisions in the best interest of the child (ren)'s welfare).
Much more common than true joint
custody arrangements (
where both physical and legal
custody are shared) is «joint legal
custody,» in which both parents share the right to make long - term decisions about the raising of a child and key aspects of the child's welfare, with physical
custody awarded to one parent.
As in most cases
where one parent is
awarded physical
custody, Father is given visitation rights as the non-custodial parent — entitling him to exclusive time with Child every other weekend, on alternating major holidays, and for four consecutive weeks over Child's summer vacation.
In cases
where there is little to no conflict between co-parents, it is often seen as being in the best interest of the child to
award shared child
custody.
In cases
where sole physical
custody is
awarded to one co-parent, courts will typically grant visitation rights to the non-custodial co-parent.
In many cases
where joint
custody is
awarded, both co-parents will share physical
custody of the child but only one co-parent will be
awarded sole legal
custody of the child.
In cases
where sole physical
custody is
awarded to one co-parent, Maryland child
custody laws will typically grant visitation rights to the non-custodial co-parent.
In cases
where the court does not
award joint
custody, sole
custody with generous visitation is an alternative that allows both parents to be involved.
A family court's
award of joint
custody will determine
where the child will physically live and when, and the court will also make a determination regarding how major decisions regarding his health, education, and religious needs will be made.
A Wisconsin court will
award joint
custody in cases
where parents can cooperate in performing their responsibilities toward their children.
The court can
award joint
custody if there are special facts in cases
where there is a history of domestic abuse.
The court may also
award joint or shared
custody,
where the child lives and spends time with both parents and the parents are responsible for agreeing on major decisions for the child.
Generally, courts will only
award sole
custody when it is found to be in the best interests of the child, such as
where a parent is unfit to care for the child.
In child
custody cases
where primary residential
custody is
awarded, that parent often will retain ownership of the family home to ease the transition for the child.