Not exact matches
According to
Custodial Mothers and Fathers and Their Child Support: 2009, a report released by the U.S. Census Bureau every two years (and most recently in December 2011), there are approximately 13.7 million single parents in the United States today, and those parents are responsible
for raising 22 million children.
Further, 20 % of
custodial mothers see no need
for the children to continue a relationship with their fathers, and 40 % of children of divorce haven't seen their father in a year.
Susan's preference
for her father is quite firm; Mary Lee's desire to be in the same household as Susan predominates over her choice of her
mother as the
custodial parent.
She fought
for a
mother's right to relocate as the
custodial parent.
For example, a
custodial mother could lose sole custody if she denied the father the right to visit, sought to change the child's surname, and refused to let the child talk on the phone with the father.
Firstly, the
mother should not be given undue benefit
for her actions in a «direct violation of the father's
custodial rights» (at para 83).
Add the percentages of
custodial time
for all three children together and divide by the number of children (50 % plus 50 % plus 30 % = 130 % divided by three children = 43.33 % average percentage of time with
Mother).
Whether you are a father seeking parenting time with your children, a
mother seeking visitation when the father has custody, a grandparent who has been denied visitation, or a
custodial parent who has legitimate reasons to fear
for the child's well - being when with the other parent or a grandparent, I will work creatively and diligently to help you achieve your goal.»
If the
mother were the
custodial parent in this case, she would not actually be responsible
for paying anything because her share would go into household expenses.
Although an unmarried
mother's name on a child's birth certificate is sufficient proof of her
custodial rights, it is not the same
for an unmarried father.
For example, if the child is an infant or very young child, the non-
custodial father gets several shorter periods of visitation during the week, especially if the
custodial mother is breastfeeding the child.
Unwed,
custodial mothers reported that about half of fathers who paid no formal support made informal contributions, with one - third paying
for clothing and about one - fourth paying
for food.
For other cases holding that proposed relocation requests which would result in the effective termination of a shared physical custodial arrangement should be treated as a modification of custody, see, e.g., Lewellyn v. Lewellyn, 351 Ark. 346, 93 S.W. 3d 681 (2002)(both mother and father petitioned for sole custody of children after mother's proposed relocation would make parties» shared physical custodial arrangement unworkable; court found that mother's relocation constituted material change of circumstances warranting award of sole custody to father, even though such a relocation would not be considered a material change in circumstances in a case that did not involve shared physical custody), and In re Marriage of Garst, 955 P. 2d 1056 (Col
For other cases holding that proposed relocation requests which would result in the effective termination of a shared physical
custodial arrangement should be treated as a modification of custody, see, e.g., Lewellyn v. Lewellyn, 351 Ark. 346, 93 S.W. 3d 681 (2002)(both
mother and father petitioned
for sole custody of children after mother's proposed relocation would make parties» shared physical custodial arrangement unworkable; court found that mother's relocation constituted material change of circumstances warranting award of sole custody to father, even though such a relocation would not be considered a material change in circumstances in a case that did not involve shared physical custody), and In re Marriage of Garst, 955 P. 2d 1056 (Col
for sole custody of children after
mother's proposed relocation would make parties» shared physical
custodial arrangement unworkable; court found that
mother's relocation constituted material change of circumstances warranting award of sole custody to father, even though such a relocation would not be considered a material change in circumstances in a case that did not involve shared physical custody), and In re Marriage of Garst, 955 P. 2d 1056 (Colo..
For example, in one common situation, a court may award the
custodial mother the marital home and give her husband cash assets even when that distribution is not equal.
In second marriages, the climb becomes even steeper when a spouse finds himself caught,
for example, between the financial demands of a former wife, who is the
custodial mother of his children, and his new wife, who believes the first wife is just being greedy.
Further, 20 % of
custodial mothers see no need
for the children to continue a relationship with their fathers, and 40 % of children of divorce haven't seen their father in a year.
The same - sex hypothesis stating that children are better off living with the parent of the same sex is not supported by these data... [A] dolescents in a father - family perceive less appreciation than adolescents in a
mother - family [but this factor] does not seem to have any consequences
for the relation between the sex of the
custodial parent and well - being... The... question still needing an answer is why, then, adolescents in father - families suffer more from hopelessness than adolescents in
mother - families.»
If the
mother is the
custodial parent and she pays the childcare provider $ 300 per week, the father would owe her $ 150 per week to pay
for his 50 % responsibility
for childcare costs.
In fact, we reached a major milestone in the past decade:
for the first time since the mid-19th century,
custodial arrangements that did not provide sole custody to
mothers constituted a majority.