Sentences with phrase «determining parenting arrangements»

They are an important part of what will determine a parenting arrangement after a divorce or separation.

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Family courts in New Jersey can order a custody arrangement agreed upon by both parents unless it is determined that the requested custody arrangement does not serve the child's best interests.

Although, it's a great idea to develop a parenting plan to determine where the child is expected to reside on certain days in a joint custody arrangement, it's equally important to be flexible.

That means there is so far no way of determining which familial arrangements might be optimal for raising children: parents working with grandparents, siblings raising children together, or some other arrangement.

Like other child visitation arrangements, courts will consider the best interest of the child in determining whether to allow parent - child virtual visitation.

The judge will ask a parent several questions during a child custody hearing to determine which custody arrangement serves the child's best interest.

When determining which parent has been the primary caretaker, courts focus on direct care - taking responsibilities, including grooming and dressing; meal planning and preparation; health and dental care arrangements; and teaching of reading, writing, and math skills.

(2) A statement from the creditor that the parent has repaid or made satisfactory arrangements to repay a debt that was considered in determining that the parent has an adverse credit history.

For joint custody arrangements, the CRA conducts a detailed review to determine which parent is eligible for benefits.

He emphasized that defaulting to a presumption of shared parenting time oversimplifies the complex task of determining what parenting time arrangements are in the best interest of a child.

Kansas judges deciding custody cases must determine «legal custody,» which refers to the responsibility to make educational, medical and other major decisions for a child, and «physical custody,» meaning the child's living and visitation arrangement with the parents.

The first step in determining child custody arrangements is whether the parents can come to an agreement.

The Tables are designed for separated parents, who have a parenting arrangement in which one parent has the child (ren) less than 40 percent of the time, to easily determine how much they should be paying in child support to the primary parent.

[224] Parenting arrangements are to be determined based solely on what is in the child's best interests: s. 16 (8) of the DA; and s. 37 of the FLA..

To decide custody and parenting time in your case, the judge's task is to determine what arrangement is in the best interest of your children.

The amount of child support is determined by the Child Support Guidelines, which sets an amount based on the payor's income, the number of children, and the parenting arrangements in place.

(e) In determining the proportion of caretaking functions each parent previously performed for the child under the parenting plan before relocation, the court may not consider a division of functions arising from any arrangements made after a relocation but before a modification hearing on the issues related to relocation.

The purpose of a child custody arrangement is to determine which rights each parent will have with respect to their children.

Every family has unique needs and schedules, and the court prefers the two parents to determine a time - sharing arrangement that works best for them prior to appearance in court.

She also believes strongly that children have a right to be heard and although they can not determine their own parenting arrangements, their views are often very helpful.

The first step in determining child support obligations in a shared parenting arrangement is to determine each parent's income for support purposes and determine their child support obligation in accordance with the Child Support Guidelines.

a.... in shared parenting arrangements... the court must determine the quantum of child support in accordance with the three factors listed in section 9.

Particularly in a joint custody or shared residency arrangement that has been found to be in the child's best interests, the reasons for one parent to want to move, effectively ending what has already been found to be in the child's best interests, would be very relevant to determining whether the child's needs can be met in this proposed new arrangement.

-- Enabling parenting coordination by agreement or court order; — Amending the Commercial Arbitration Act to address family arbitrations; — integrating reproductive technologies into determining a child's legal parents; — Replacing the terms «custody» and «access» with «guardianship» and «parenting time»; — Defining «guardianship» through a list of «parental responsibilities» that can be allocated to allow for more customized parenting arrangements; — Extending the legislative property division regime to common - law spouses who have lived together for two years in a marriage - like relationship or who are in marriage - like relationship of some permanence and have children together; — Excluding certain types of property (e.g. pre-relationship property, gifts, and inheritances) from the pool of family property to be divided 50 - 50; and — Providing that debts are subject to equal division.

In Session 9, Bill Eddy explains various types of custody and parenting time arrangements that are in the best interests of the children, and helps you determine whether to request supervised visits or not.

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The two primary types of legal custody, which is determined either by agreement between parents or by order of a judge, are joint legal custody, which is an arrangement where both parents share the rights to make the major decisions for their child, and sole legal custody, which is when one parent can make these decisions without input from the other parent.

Older children's preferences for time - sharing and living arrangements may also be a factor in crafting a parenting plan and determining time - sharing between the parents.

Parents must also determine a proposed custody arrangement, submitting the proposed schedule to the court.

Rhode Island, like all other states, uses the «best interests of the child» standard to determine custody arrangements, and neither parent is the presumed custodian.

When parents are unable to come to an agreement even after mediation, the court will determine the custody arrangement.

If you and your spouse can not agree to the parenting schedule, you may submit a proposed parenting plan to have the court determine the custody arrangement.

Similarly, a court may see adultery or cruelty as evidence of poor judgment and inadequate parenting, and take this into consideration when determining a custody arrangement.

Before approving the parents» agreement, the court must determine whether the agreement meets the state's legal standard for a custody arrangement by protecting the children's best interests.

Often, parents can agree on changing the parenting time schedule, but when they can not, it will be up to the court to determine whether or not it would be in the best interests of the child to modify the arrangement.

When the parents can not agree and end up litigating, the judge determines the custodial arrangement and it becomes part of the custody order.

Since shared parenting arrangements imply shared parental costs, the 2009 Guidelines stipulated that the presumptive support amount should be determined «by calculating the child support guidelines twice, first with one parent as the Recipient, and second with the other parent as the Recipient.

If a parent's living arrangements include providing a home for children from another relationship, expenses related to raising those children may reduce the parent's calculated income for the purpose of determining child support.

Ohio courts consider the best interests of the child — not the parents — when determining custody arrangements.

While the courts» primary guideline in making their custody arrangement is the best interests of the child, the courts» priority is determining which parent is capable of providing what is best for the child and the practicality of joint custody.

If you and your spouse can not agree on a parenting plan, it will be up to the court to determine the temporary arrangement.

Regardless of whether parents make their decisions independently or rely on therapists, custody evaluators, or judges for recommendations and decisions, statutory, historical, and cultural forces often determine which care arrangements are deemed to be in the children's best interests (Kelly, 1994).

If the court determines that shared parental responsibility would be detrimental to the child, it may order sole parental responsibility and make such arrangements for time - sharing as specified in the parenting plan as will best protect the child or abused spouse from further harm.

Foster parents provide alternative living arrangements when it has been determined that a child can not remain in the home of his / her biological parents.

Remember, you need to consider your parenting arrangements to determine how to calculate child support.

In many cases parents have already been through the court process to have parenting arrangements determined.

Once child custody arrangements are determined, the parent who does not live with the child, and who usually only has visiting rights without sharing custody, is the absent parent.

When parents do not agree about the custodial arrangement for their children, a Mississippi court will examine the best interests of the children in determining custody.

That's where an experienced divorce mediator can help by providing you with sample parenting plans and worksheets to help you determine if joint custody or some other arrangement is practical in your particular situation.

To determine an arrangement that is in the best interests of your child, the court evaluates several factors outlined in state law, including the relationship each of you have with your child; your ability to provide sufficient shelter, medical care, food, clothing and a safe environment; and your willingness to ensure the other parent has a positive relationship with the child and frequent contact.