80/20 schedules are usually sole
custody schedules where the child lives with one parent 80 % of the time and visits the other parent 20 % of the time.
Interestingly, most mediating couples develop balanced
custody schedules where the children share time with both parents throughout the week.
This can help you make
a custody schedule where both parents are happier with their parenting time.
Not exact matches
In cases
where no «better parent» is established and the courts rule in favor of joint
custody, parents should work together to determine a parenting
schedule.
Mother and Father will work together to reach an agreement on all major issues concerning Child's welfare and upbringing (legal
custody), and agree to a
schedule where Child lives with each parent for one month at a time (physical
custody).
But the rescue group insisted that all my kids had to be present at the same time to meet the dog, yet my children's
schedules are erratic, and I share
custody with my ex, so it was difficult arranging a convenient visit
where we all could be there in the small windows of time that the rescue group had available.
Physical
custody, which means
where children reside, may be an equal and shared physical
custody arrangement
where a child's time is evenly split between two homes, or an arrangement
where the child resides with the primary custodial parent and the visitation
schedule allows for parenting time with the non-custodial parent.
Georgia courts decide two aspects of child
custody: «legal
custody,» or which parent has the responsibility to make decisions affecting a child's education, health, religion, and extracurricular activities, and «physical
custody,» meaning
where a child lives and his or her visitation
schedule with each parent.
While it is always best if parents can mutually agree on a workable
schedule for their family, a family court judge may decide
where children will live if the parents can not agree on primary
custody and visitation.
Your plan should have a temporary
custody schedule that shows
where your child lives and when your child spends time with the nonresidential parent.
Legal
custody covers major decision - making authority for the child — such as medical consent and church affiliation — and physical
custody refers to the
schedule for
where the child stays overnight.
Simply draft a plan detailing the
custody arrangement, including such information as
where the child will live, visitation
schedule and how decisions will be made.
In situations
where physical
custody of a child is shared, a
schedule may also be court - ordered.
Additionally, they outline a proposed
custody schedule, including details about how and
where they will facilitate
custody transfers.
In cases
where no «better parent» is established and the courts rule in favor of joint
custody, parents should work together to determine a parenting
schedule.
Making a
custody calendar from your
schedule lets you see
where your child should be at all times.
Mother and Father will work together to reach an agreement on all major issues concerning Child's welfare and upbringing (legal
custody), and agree to a
schedule where Child lives with each parent for one month at a time (physical
custody).
Where the
custody is shared, the usual
schedule is weekly with the exchange being made a 6 pm on Sunday with no allowances for holidays except Christmas.
Is it that difficult to ascertain who was a child's historical primary caregiver, who is the more competent parent,
where the child would be happier spending the bulk of time, whether Dad should have the additional overnight a week he wants, whether Mom really needs to relocate for her job, or — if the recommendation probably is going to be some version of «joint
custody» anyway — whether the parents»
schedules and the child's life work better on the 5 -5-3-3 plan or with a rotating every other week
schedule?
Unlike the litigation process,
where the role of psychologists is to provide a «
custody evaluation» that recommends a specific
custody schedule to the judge, the child specialist joins the conversation as the «voice of the children» and provides information to the parents to help them make optimal decisions about the children.
For a child in high school,
custody and visitation arrangements should take into account what school they want to go to,
where their friends are, and what their
schedule is like.