The courts in New Jersey
favor joint legal custody between parents.
Connecticut statutes
favor joint legal custody whenever possible.
Georgia
favors joint legal custody, in which both parents share these decisions.
Sole legal custody can be granted to one parent, but Missouri law
favors joint legal custody.
Not exact matches
Instead, the courts fail to determine that either adult is the better parent and decide to rule in
favor of
joint custody, which can be
joint legal custody or
joint physical
custody.
In both states,
joint legal and
joint physical
custody are
favored over sole
custody.
Nevada law has actually altered to
favor joint legal and
joint physical
custody plans between parents, where the parents have an equivalent role in kid raising after divorce or separation.
Unlike
legal custody, there is no statutory presumption
favoring joint physical
custody.
Generally the court
favors joint legal and physical
custody but there are many situations where a court will give sole physical to one parent and
joint legal (decisionmaking)
custody to both parents.
In
joint custody agreements, which courts often
favor, both parents typically share
legal custody of the children; however, depending on the state, it can also mean the parents share both physical and
legal custody.
Because Michigan
favors joint custody, its
legal system mandates several opportunities for parents to work out a
custody agreement without involving the court.
That motion judge's ruling was reversed by the Appellate Division of the Superior Court of New Jersey (our intermediate appellate court), ruling that giving such a presumption in
favor of the custodial parent is improper in cases where the children's surname was chosen by the parties at the birth of each child and especially in cases where the parents share
joint legal custody.
Many courts rule in
favor of
joint legal custody.
Legal custody governs who makes decisions regarding the child, and many states have a presumption in favor of joint legal cus
Legal custody governs who makes decisions regarding the child, and many states have a presumption in
favor of
joint legal cus
legal custody.
Since Kentucky
favors joint custody arrangements over sole
custody, where one parent has physical
custody,
legal custody or both, 50/50 parenting time arrangements are not uncommon and may come in various forms.
Indiana has a strong presumption in
favor of
joint legal custody.
Instead, the courts fail to determine that either adult is the better parent and decide to rule in
favor of
joint custody, which can be
joint legal custody or
joint physical
custody.
«Having found that [defendant] father and son relationship has been damaged by the alienation of the child toward the defendant, the next logical step is to determine what the court must do to correct the situation... «[Father's motion to modify from
joint custody to sole
legal custody in his
favor, granted; prohibitions of various alienating behaviors on the part of mother and her family; restrictions on mother's attendance at doctor visits and parent - teacher conferences.
In the state of Alabama, in an effort to foster ongoing contact between parent and child, there is a presumption in
favor of
joint legal and physical
custody.