Sentences with phrase «custody decisions»

Nearly all courts base child custody decisions on the best interests of the child standard.

These are the same considerations in custody decisions as in civilian divorces, so the military service (including the demands of training schedules) is only one factor in determining custody.

This law also prohibits judges from making custody decisions based on gender stereotypes.

The court bases custody decisions on the best interests of the child.

Instead, judges retain the authority to make final custody decisions.

1.4 This decision making is not to be confused with legal custody decision making concerning education, health care and religious upbringing of the child.

Because custody decisions are made on the state level, the procedure to file a petition for custody varies from state to state.

Most custody decisions are made based on the child's wishes when a child is mature enough to express his feelings.

Such abuse factors into custody decisions made as part of a divorce.

One state is pushing for more joint custody decisions to give kids equal time with both parents.

This book helped me realize what proof the judge needed to make an informed custody decision.

For many couples, divorce mediation is a better route than leaving property and custody decisions up to the judge, but mediation is not the right for everyone.

Just as with initial custody decisions, the modification must serve the child's best interests.

One of the things that would be helpful in leveling the playing field for divorcing military couples with children is to remove «status quo» during the time of deployment from custody decisions.

Child custody decisions under no - fault laws often bring unexpected results.

It's likely that the routine you establish during this time will influence a judge's custody decisions later.

If spouses can not agree on custody arrangements for their children, the court will issue its own custody decisions based on the best interests of the child.

In most states, custody decisions address two aspects custody, the physical side and the legal side.

For parents who share joint physical custody — with the child spending a lot of time with both parents — the court can treat the relocation request like an original custody decision.

It is common for couples to opt for joint legal and physical custody where each parent shares the legal and custody decisions relative to their children.

This can lead to an unfair split of the assets or an unfair custody decision.

High - conflict custody decisions should be made by those with high standards, adherence to ethical standards, extensive training, and out - right common sense.

As in custody decisions, the best interest of the child is the standard in determining how visitation should be arranged.

In fact, more often than not, the judge will not make the child custody decision for the parents.

While family law courts generally prefer to grant joint custody, multiple factors influence the final custody decision.

A court will generally agree to joint child custody arrangements when parents are able to work together to make legal custody decisions and physical custody arrangements that benefit the child.

The court must ask itself when making custody decisions: Will this decision meet the appropriate needs of the child?

Because custody decisions are made according to a child's best interests, there is a presumption within the law that the current custody arrangement is best for the child.

Most custody decisions are made based on the child's wishes when a child is mature enough to express his feelings.

Parents are in the best position to weigh the many considerations that go into custody decisions and anticipate the reactions and needs of their child.

It may not make custody decisions based solely on gender.

In all states, courts base custody decisions on the best interests of the child, and time with siblings is in a child's best interests.

Understanding the needs of a child is a crucial component to making an informed custody decision.

For many couples, it is wiser to go through divorce mediation than to leave property and custody decisions up to the court.

Mr. Speaker, the second petition calls upon Parliament and the House to support Bill C - 560, to require equal shared parenting to be treated as a rebuttable presumption of custody decisions, except in cases of neglect and abuse.

In a joint statement of defence, Sick Kids and Mr. Gareri also disputed the claims, and noted that if custody decisions were based on the tests, which they denied, children's aid societies were responsible.

Especially when making child custody decisions involving unmarried parents, the family court's primary consideration will be to identify the child's «primary caretaker.»

This article will explain how domestic violence is defined in Kansas, and how a history of abuse affects custody decisions.

California courts base such custody decisions on the best interests of the child.

This can be damaging to the child, and Pennsylvania custody decisions are made according to the child's best interests.

If more than one state meets the above criteria, the state that makes (or has already made) the first custody decision will be the state that has jurisdiction.

While most states use the «best interests of the child» standard in making custody determinations, Wisconsin has an additional requirement governing custody decisions.

While Michigan judges vary in terms of how they handle child custody matters, one thing remains constant across the state — parties who use expert legal representation are far more likely to have the child custody decision result in their favor than if they represented themselves, or hired a novice attorney with little child custody experience.

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Haney - Caron and Heilbrun reviewed the current law relating to gay and lesbian parents and child custody decisions as well as the research on gay and lesbian parenting.