The poll recorded 35 per cent of respondents who strongly support the creation of a presumption of equal
parenting in child custody cases in federal and provincial legislation.
In fulfilling their roles, criminal psychologists evaluate the eligibility of parents for custody of a
child in a child custody case after considering the needs and choices of the child.
We are providing information on some of the top mistakes fathers
make in child custody cases so that you can take the necessary steps to protect your interests and your future with your children.
In child custody cases where primary residential custody is awarded, that parent often will retain ownership of the family home to ease the transition for the child.
Having worked with numerous clients in situations similar to yours, we have the experience and skills necessary to help you seek a favorable
outcome in your child custody case.
Of all the potential issues that can
arise in child custody cases, one of the most difficult and complicated to resolve is whether to permit the proposed relocation of the custodial parent.
Let's make it a 50/50
default in child custody cases and take away the rights from the judges to make the decision which is hurting our children with this form of child abuse.
With decades of experience in representing both
parents in child custody cases, we are able to deliver a strategic approach to the courts based on the child's best interests.
Sen. Nicole Poolman, R - Bismarck, said lawmakers should follow the will of North Dakota voters, who rejected a 2014 measure creating a law for equal parenting
rights in child custody cases.
For many years, the
presumption in child custody cases in most states was in favor of the mother, and fathers frequently had to fight for years to get equal time with their children.
The legal news outlet also cites a poll, commissioned by the Canadian Association for Equality, that found: 35 per cent of Canadians strongly support the creation of a presumption of equal parenting
in child custody cases in federal and provincial legislation, 35 per cent somewhat support it, nine per cent somewhat oppose it and four per cent strongly oppose it.
If there are accusations about domestic
violence in a child custody case, the judge has to hold an «evidentiary hearing» (a trial before a judge without a jury) to decide whether a parent has engaged in one or more acts of domestic violence against the other parent, the child, or another family or household member.
Family judges and
lawyers in child custody cases should therefore also be trained in the central principles of child developmental psychology and possess special socio - educational expertise.
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When and if the case moves on to litigation, judges are faced with tough dilemmas in divorce cases, where they have to sometimes make Solomon - like
decisions in child custody cases, or surgically and unemotionally divide the equities and split the assets of a couple without an understanding of what is really emotionally crucial to whom.
Knowing the Arizona child custody laws will enable you to more actively participate in the decisions being made in your case and may even help you
prevail in your child custody case.
The Washington State Supreme Court just overturned a discriminative
ruling in a child custody case that involved a lesbian mother unable to come out to her own children after divorcing their father.
The appeals court in the Gove case held that a parent places their physical, mental, and psychological condition before the court when they
participate in a child custody case as a result of the legislature specifically including the parties» mental and physical health as an issue the court is required to consider.
The Arizona Supreme Court in the case of In Re Marriage of Gove addressed whether a parent can be required to sign a release of his or her medical and psychological
records in a child custody case.
We may recall, for instance, humiliating the opposing party to tears during that
deposition in the child custody case, or relishing demolition of a percipient witness during a probate trial that pits siblings against one another, because our ability to see the human being sitting opposite us had been deadened by a belief that our own human feelings had no place in our work and that take - no - prisoners assault tactics are the professional responsibility of a competent lawyer.
We will protect your parental rights that are being
attacked in a child custody case, obtaining the assets or property that you are entitled to in a divorce settlement or any other family law issue.