Our lawyers are well - versed in making the divorce process as straightforward as possible, from deciding
future arrangements for your children, to dealing with your finances.
Sarah's practice has a particular emphasis upon advising on or mediating complex financial claims upon divorce together with
future arrangements for children.
By involving child / ren early in the court process, parents are helped to understand their child / ren's needs and experiences of the separation, and to consider the best
future arrangements for the child / ren.
There are many publications available to help separating parents work out the best
future arrangements for their children.
People involved in disputes about
the future arrangements for their children after relationship breakdown are required to make a genuine effort to resolve the matter by family dispute resolution.
There are booklets that may help separating parents work out the best
future arrangements for their child / ren.
Families with disputes about
the future arrangements for their children must make a genuine effort to resolve the matter by Family Dispute Resolution before applying to a family law court, except in some circumstances.
If you and your former partner agree on
the future arrangements for children, you do not have to go to court.
«In principle» agreements about
future arrangements for the children / property as decided by parties in the FDR session.
Not exact matches
If you start planning before your
child is a teenager, you'll have at least six years to make solid
arrangements for his or her
future - and that is parenting at its finest.
Preparing
for adulthood • Planning
for young people's
futures • A broad range of education and learning opportunities: Wolf Review • Employment opportunities and support: the role of disability employment advisers • A coordinated transition to adult health services: joint working across all services • Support
for independent living Services working together
for families • Local authorities and local health services will play a pivotal role in delivering change
for children, young people and families • Reducing bureaucratic burdens on professionals • Empowering local professionals to develop collaborative, innovative and high quality services • Supporting the development of high quality speech and language therapy workforce and educational psychology profession • Encouraging greater collaboration between local areas • Extending local freedom and flexibility over the use of funding • Enabling the voluntary and community sector to take on a greater role in delivering services • Exploring a national banded funding framework • Bringing about greater alignment of pre 16 and post 16 funding
arrangements
(8) There is some evidence that when parents participate in shaping the post-separation parenting
arrangements for their
children, they are more satisfied with the outcomes achieved and are better equipped to resolve
future parenting disputes without resorting to litigation.
The type of custody
arrangement a couple agrees upon or is decided by the court can drastically affect how parents care
for their
children in the
future.
Our experienced team can act on your behalf to ensure that you get a fair financial outcome, as well as providing support that will help with
future arrangements for you and your
children.
The factors to be considered include: each parent's reasons
for seeking or opposing the move, the quality of the relationships between the
child and the custodial and noncustodial parents, the impact of the move on the quantity and quality of the
child's
future contact with the noncustodial parent, the degree to which the custodial parent's and
child's life may be enhanced economically, emotionally and educationally by the move, and the feasibility of preserving the relationship between the noncustodial parent and
child through suitable visitation
arrangements.
(b) the parents» current and
future capacity to implement an
arrangement for the
child spending equal time, or substantial and significant time, with each of the parents; and
The aim of mediation is to improve communication, reduce conflict and to agree on practical, workable
arrangements for the
future, taking into account
children's views, needs and feelings.
The aim of family mediation is to improve communication, reduce conflict and to agree on practical, workable
arrangements for the
future, taking into account
children's views, needs and feelings.
The aim of mediation is to agree on practical, workable
arrangements for the
future, taking into account
children's views, needs and feelings.
Therefore, before deciding to «fight»
for custody, think long and hard of the many options that can be implemented in your case in establishing a parenting plan that allows your
children to have maximum access to both parents (not necessarily a 50 - 50
arrangement, but rather one that allows both parents to be involved in an ongoing basis with the
children) as such an
arrangement has been shown to be better
for the
children's
future emotional well - being than one in which one parent is shut out of the
children's lives (something that is not going to happen even after a custody trial).
Three primary considerations under the best interests of the
child test that the courts often consider are preserving the status quo in the interests of maintaining some stability
for the
child, whether one parent acted as the primary caregiver during the relationship, and the importance of keeping siblings together when considering
future housing
arrangements.
As part of their parenting plan, parents will lay out details such as a custody schedule and method
for the
child to travel between homes, a legal custody
arrangement, and a plan
for how
future disagreements will be resolved.
In making an equitable apportionment of marital property, the family court must give weight in such proportion as it finds appropriate to all of the following factors: (1) the duration of the marriage along with the ages of the parties at the time of the marriage and at the time of the divorce; (2) marital misconduct or fault of either or both parties, if the misconduct affects or has affected the economic circumstances of the parties or contributed to the breakup of the marriage; (3) the value of the marital property and the contribution of each spouse to the acquisition, preservation, depreciation, or appreciation in value of the marital property, including the contribution of the spouse as homemaker; (4) the income of each spouse, the earning potential of each spouse, and the opportunity
for future acquisition of capital assets; (5) the health, both physical and emotional, of each spouse; (6) either spouse's need
for additional training or education in order to achieve that spouse's income potential; (7) the non marital property of each spouse; (8) the existence or nonexistence of vested retirement benefits
for each or either spouse; (9) whether separate maintenance or alimony has been awarded; (10) the desirability of awarding the family home as part of equitable distribution or the right to live therein
for reasonable periods to the spouse having custody of any
children; (11) the tax consequences to each or either party as a result of equitable apportionment; (12) the existence and extent of any prior support obligations; (13) liens and any other encumbrances upon the marital property and any other existing debts; (14)
child custody
arrangements and obligations at the time of the entry of the order; and (15) such other relevant factors as the trial court shall expressly enumerate in its order.
For example, our Supreme Court stated the New York Court of Appeals looks at (1) each parent's reason for seeking or opposing the relocation; (2) the relationship between the children and each parent; (3) the impact of the relocation on the quality of the children's future contact with the non-custodial parent; (4) the economic, emotional, and educational enhancements of the move; and (5) the feasibility of preserving the children's relationship with the non-custodial parent through visitation arrangemen
For example, our Supreme Court stated the New York Court of Appeals looks at (1) each parent's reason
for seeking or opposing the relocation; (2) the relationship between the children and each parent; (3) the impact of the relocation on the quality of the children's future contact with the non-custodial parent; (4) the economic, emotional, and educational enhancements of the move; and (5) the feasibility of preserving the children's relationship with the non-custodial parent through visitation arrangemen
for seeking or opposing the relocation; (2) the relationship between the
children and each parent; (3) the impact of the relocation on the quality of the
children's
future contact with the non-custodial parent; (4) the economic, emotional, and educational enhancements of the move; and (5) the feasibility of preserving the
children's relationship with the non-custodial parent through visitation
arrangements.
When couples separate, they need to discuss many issues, including plans
for parenting their
children, division of property and
future financial
arrangements.