One of the best ways to make a successful
joint custody arrangement work is by documenting your schedule using a parenting plan.
One of the best ways to make a successful
joint custody arrangement work is by documenting your schedule using a parenting plan.
A shared or
joint custody arrangement works best if you and your child's other parent maintain a reasonably amicable relationship.
Not exact matches
Idaho courts begin
custody proceedings with an evaluation as to whether a
joint custody arrangement is workable based in part on an estimation of parents» abilities to
work together.
Working out a
joint custody arrangement that allows a child to have as much stability as possible in both homes
Such interim orders contained provisions stating that the plaintiff and the defendant shall have interim
joint custody and guardianship, that the primary address of the children shall be the defendant's address, that for the purpose of access
arrangements the plaintiff shall promptly inform the defendant of her monthly
work schedule, and the defendant shall make efforts to ensure the children spend equal time with both the plaintiff and the defendant and, upon receipt of such
work schedule, draw a calendar setting out parenting time for each parent for the coming month, and that the plaintiff shall be allowed to travel to Japan with the children from November 2, 2002 through November 18, 2002.
Whether it is physical
custody,
joint custody, visitation or another
arrangement, we put our years of legal know how to
work for you at the negotiating table or at trial, if necessary.
While
joint custody is generally disfavored, this
arrangement worked well for Child for the fourteen months before the final hearing.
If your shared physical
custody or
joint legal
custody arrangement isn't
working out post-divorce, you can file a motion with the court to change it.
It is up to the parents to either
work together to create a
joint custody and visitation plan that
works, or to file for a different
custody arrangement.
If one of you vehemently opposes the other's request for
joint custody, this might be an indication that the
arrangement won't
work.
Not all states automatically grant
joint custody requests from parents, particularly if they can not get along well enough to make such an
arrangement work, but courts often will do so if you can prove that the
custody terms are in the best interests of your child.
Some states, such as Arizona, require periodic reviews after you're divorced to make sure your
joint custody arrangement is still
working out.
Nothing stops the parents from
working out a different
arrangement, such as
joint custody or the father taking the child, if they're in agreement and their child's welfare doesn't suffer.
I am in favor of
joint physical
custody arrangements, but only when both parents are able to
work together and have their children's best interest at heart.
Even if
joint custody is an option, you may opt to
work out other
arrangements that may be best for any children.
Today, there are a multitude of weekly parenting schedules that
work for
joint custody arrangements.
In a child
custody battle, a judge will ask several questions to determine which child
custody arrangement, sole or
joint custody, will
work best for the children involved.
«After hearing all of the evidence, the trial court found that the
joint -
custody arrangement was not
working and that primary
custody should be awarded to one of the parties.
In contemplating a proposed
joint custody order, the best interests of the child standard obliges the court to ensure that the parents have assessed all components of their
joint agreement, * 803 that they are committed to making it
work, that their proposal fully addresses the many contingencies, and that there is no reason to believe that the child's interests will not be served by the
arrangement.
Another example raises the question of what influences advocacy, this one from a woman lawyer and AFCC activist who inexplicably lobbies for
joint custody and father's rights (and more therapeutic jurisprudence in the courts) even though the
arrangement worked for neither herself as a child, nor, ultimately, her own daughter: [ANONYMOUS LISTSERVE COMMENT]: «In personal life, we learn things about the day to day realities too, that influence the lenses through which we see life.
Also see generally, e.g. Eleanore E. Maccoby & Robert H. Mnookin, Dividing the Child: Social and Legal Dilemmas of
Custody, Harvard University Press (1992)(characterizing joint custody arrangements in which parents were not communicating as an indication that after a period of time, joint custody was not facilitating coparenting cooperation and not working for most of the fam
Custody, Harvard University Press (1992)(characterizing
joint custody arrangements in which parents were not communicating as an indication that after a period of time, joint custody was not facilitating coparenting cooperation and not working for most of the fam
custody arrangements in which parents were not communicating as an indication that after a period of time,
joint custody was not facilitating coparenting cooperation and not working for most of the fam
custody was not facilitating coparenting cooperation and not
working for most of the families.)
A court will generally agree to
joint child
custody arrangements when parents are able to
work together to make legal
custody decisions and physical
custody arrangements that benefit the child.
Under
joint custody, parents typically
work out a co-parenting plan based upon
work schedules, housing
arrangements and the needs of their children to try and reach a near equal amount of time with each parent.
The SPI assumes that because one or several divorces are failing under single parenthood and would
work better under
joint custody, that all
custody arrangements must fail unless they are
joint custody.