If the court
finds the noncustodial parent in contempt, the court will generally hold a show - cause hearing, where the parent who disobeyed the court order will have an opportunity to explain her actions to the judge.
Not exact matches
«The more I talk about it, the more I
find that people's eyes are open to the reality — which is that over 2 million
noncustodial moms are in America right now, and it is definitely increasing,» Sp «icuglia said.
«The more I talk about it, the more I
find that people's eyes are open to the reality — which is that over 2 million
noncustodial moms are in America right now, and it is definitely increasing,» Spicuglia said.
A sum of money awarded by the Court to the custodial parent to correct any disparity in the financial circumstances of the parties if the court
finds that the disparity has resulted or will result in a lower standard of living for the child than the child would have if living with the
noncustodial parent.
The Court
found no suggestion that a
noncustodial parent's interference with custody can create a support obligation.
Drawing on repeated semi-structured interviews, Kane, Nelson, and Edin
find that poor
noncustodial fathers provide surprising amounts of support in the form of diapers, clothes, food, and childcare.
A key aspect of the Initiative is a certification process for fatherhood programs in the state, which ensures consistency and quality of service delivery to low - income,
noncustodial fathers and their families, and recognizes fatherhood programs that have demonstrated exemplary practice.19 The process also allows certified fatherhood programs to offer the State - Owed Arrearage Adjustment Program for eligible participants.20 Connecticut's Initiative has established a quasi-experimental design system to evaluate the fatherhood programs it helps to coordinate.21 The evaluation collected demographic information on the almost 4,000 participants who enrolled in the Promoting Fatherhood Project from 2006 to 2011.22 The evaluation
found that fathers in the program reported needing assistance in education, job training, housing, outstanding child support, parenting time, co-parenting, and parenting skills.
Empirical studies yield mixed
findings on the child support — visitation linkage for all
noncustodial parents.
The
noncustodial parent may
find it wise to seek out private counseling to work through some of these issues to prevent an impact on the children.
The family court's ultimate goal is to determine a custody and visitation plan that is in the best interests of the child, and a court generally
finds it in the child's best interests to have visitation with the
noncustodial parent.
Finding Your Way: Guides for Fathers in Child Protection Cases (PDF - 15,808 KB) American Bar Association and American Humane Association (2011) Provides important tips for
noncustodial fathers involved in child protection cases, focusing on issues such as the father's legal rights, child support and courtroom etiquette.
For example, Rosen (1979)
found that 60 % of children wanted unrestricted contact, regardless of whether the
noncustodial parent was mother or father.
Reunification therapy can be used as an intervention for divorcing or separated families, particularly where children are
finding difficulty, for whatever reason, with visiting with the
noncustodial parent.
The
findings regarding the relationship between child adjustment and contact with the
noncustodial parent are inconsistent and do not lend themselves to a general conclusion.