Sentences with phrase «determine parental rights»

If a shared parenting plan is not entered, the court will determine parental rights and responsibilities based on the best interest of the child.

In Maine, a judge must consider whether the mother of a child under one year old is breastfeeding when the judge determines parental rights and responsibilities.

Not exact matches

This much overlooked encyclical affirmed that the Nazi leader was perfidious, untrustworthy, dangerous and determined to take the place of God, not least by usurping parental rights.

2012) the Court of Appeals held that the state and federal statutes for determining child custody jurisdiction in multi-state disputes are applicable to adoption cases that require a termination of parental rights (TPR).

Child custody or the allocation of parental rights and responsibilities determines how parenting time and decision making will be shared.

Of «understanding and intelligence» (later re-phrased as «age and understanding» in CA 1989) he said: «I would hold that as a matter of law the parental right to determine whether or not their minor child below the age of 16 will have medical treatment terminates if and when the child achieves a sufficient understanding and intelligence to enable him or her to understand fully what is proposed.

The Chief Judge of the Fifth Judicial Circuit has determined that the use of therapy dogs to assist the victim witness may be appropriate in other traumatic proceedings including family court or dependency and Termination of Parental Rights proceedings.

Shared parental responsibility is a court ordered relationship in which both parents retain full parental rights and responsibilities and in which both parents confer with each other, so that major decisions affecting the welfare of the children will be determined jointly.

Parental responsibility determines the decision - making rights of each parent regarding childcare, education, healthcare, and other major life decisions.

Termination of parental rights can also be done against the will of the parents, if a state determines that it is in the best interest of the child.

An initial award for child custody in a Kansas divorce, paternity or custody case determines the child's primary residence as well as the parental rights of the mother and father in a parenting plan.

When determined by the Court, allocation of parental rights and responsibilities is determined using the «best interest of the child» standard.

2 For the purposes of this Convention, the term «parental responsibility» includes parental authority, or any analogous relationship of authority determining the rights, powers and responsibilities of parents, guardians or other legal representatives in relation to the person or the property of the child.

The decision to have some form of open adoption between the birth and adoptive families will be determined in the best interest of the child and is often addressed as part of the legal process to terminate parental rights.

In determining the outcome of a child custody order in Vermont, a family court prefers that the parents are able to formulate a plan for parental rights and responsibilities on their own and present this plan to the court.

As a parent's character, reputation and fitness are considered by the court when determining custody rights, a parent's addiction to illegal drugs may adversely affect her parental rights.

Rather than ordering shared parental rights and responsibilities, a judge might decide to allocate parental right and responsibilities, which means he assigns each parent the right to make certain decisions, such as giving one parent the right determine where a child will go to school, while the other might decide the child's religious upbringing.

In Illinois, custody and visitation are terms no longer used in court; instead, parental rights and responsibilities must be determined.

Many times people will try to navigate these divorce waters by themselves, and while that certainly can be done, if there are truly important issues that need to be determined, such as those related to potential alimony, child support, parental responsibility and timesharing, then in almost all cases, you will want to retain an attorney to protect your rights, your finances, and most importantly, your children.