Between 1986 and 2008,
equal shared custody arrangements increased from 5 % to 27 % of post-divorce parenting arrangements.
Not exact matches
Shared parenting refers to a joint
custody arrangement where both parents
share approximately
equal parenting time.
In true «joint
custody»
arrangements, parents
share equal «legal
custody» and «physical
custody» rights.
Our
custody and parenting
arrangement lawyers led by Lorne N. MacLean, QC, have noticed how
custody and parenting
arrangements have progressed over time moving from the one primary parent theory in the 1970's to joint
custody in the 1980's and 1990's but not necessarily
equal time to the now more common 50/50
shared parenting time regimes.
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.
There are a variety of ways to
share parenting time, but the guidelines calculate support differently if the parents
share equal time (meaning, the child lives with each parent 50 % of the time), close to
equal time (where the child stays with the non-custodial parent between 143 and 183 nights a year) or have a split
custody arrangement (where the parents divide the kids between them — mom takes the older child while dad has the younger child, for example).
Custody laws in Iowa define joint legal custody as an arrangement where both parties share equal rights and responsibilities in the decisions to be made for the
Custody laws in Iowa define joint legal
custody as an arrangement where both parties share equal rights and responsibilities in the decisions to be made for the
custody as an
arrangement where both parties
share equal rights and responsibilities in the decisions to be made for the child.
Under a
shared custody arrangement, the child does not necessarily spend an
equal amount of time with each parent.
In joint legal
custody arrangements, parents
share equally in decision - making responsibility for a child but may not necessarily spend
equal amounts of time with them.
It is important to note that neither Joint physical nor Joint legal
custody necessarily mean an exactly
equal time -
sharing arrangement.
In a «
shared parenting»
arrangement, the parties
share legal
custody of the minor child (ren); however, «
shared parenting»
arrangements do not always result in the parents having
equal parenting time with the minor child (ren).
A
shared physical
custody arrangement is rarely exactly 50/50, with the child living an
equal amount of time with each parent.
In simplest of terms, joint physical
custody is an
arrangement in which both parents
share equal rights in terms of time and contact with their children.
Even if you think you and your ex get along well enough to manage a
shared physical
custody arrangement where your child spends roughly an
equal time with each of you, this may not be in her best interest.
A physical
custody arrangement where parents
share equal parenting time will be ordered by a Kansas judge if parents are in agreement with that
arrangement.
If parents
share substantially
equal physical
custody arrangements, the relocating parent can only relocate temporarily if the other parent agrees in writing.