Therefore, if you can demonstrate to the court that sharing custody with your ex-spouse is in your child's best interests, the court will likely honor your request and adopt
joint custody as the official custody arrangement in your final divorce decree.
One would think that Bauserman must have realized that he included skewed amicable self - selected joint - custody groups in his meta - analysis because he observed that «mothers appear just as likely as other evaluators to perceive
joint custody as beneficial to their children's adjustment.»
No state defines
joint custody as an exact 50/50 split between parents» residences, and a system of frequent, and almost daily, visitation can qualify while still allowing the child to feel rooted.
Beth Weisberg, a practitioner with considerable experience with joint custody, describes
joint custody as a «wonderful, necessary» option that can offer the best result for children if the parents are motivated and willing to make it work.
Section IV discusses the incongruities between the concept of
joint custody as advocated and the realities of a predominantly black community in which poverty defines the lives of a significant segment of the population.
However, the research reviewed here does not support claims by critics of joint custody that joint - custody children are likely to be exposed to more conflict or to be at greater risk of adjustment problems due to having to adjust to two households or feeling «torn» between parents... It is important to recognize that the results clearly do not support
joint custody as preferable to, or even equal to, sole custody in all situations.
[FN1] Today, most states acknowledge
joint custody as an option.
The ratings by mothers are notable because mothers might perceive
joint custody as a loss of expected control as primary custodians and be less likely to perceive children as benefiting.
A number of duplicative father's rights websites (e.g. Shared Parenting, CRC) and custody articles cite to the following items to make the claim that «the research» supports
joint custody as being either innocuous or actually beneficial for children or women.
Courts in these states will order
joint custody as the default unless a parent can prove that joint custody is harmful to the child.
Co-parents are given the opportunity and encouraged by the Maryland family courts to cooperatively come to an agreement on
joint custody as a parenting plan.
Parents should work together to make the transition to
joint custody as seamless as possible for a child.
A law was passed in April 2017 providing for
joint custody as the preferred norm for temporary custody orders, those that remain in effect while a divorce is pending and until it and a more permanent custody order can be finalized.
«By presuming
joint custody as early as possible in the court process, parties are impelled to attend to the child's needs, thereby encouraging mature behavior and discouraging divisive, childish conflict.
Courts in these states will order
joint custody as the default unless a parent can prove that sole custody is in the best interest of the child.
Fathers used
joint custody as a means of taking children away from their mothers.
Some states, including Tennessee, see
joint custody as the ideal arrangement for children of divorced parents.
People are born with different neurological hardwiring which stays with us throughout our lives... I can only conclude that
joint custody as a legal presumption for all children is a misguided policy.
Wallerstein: I can only conclude that
joint custody as a legal presumption for all children is a misguided policy... children, especially girls, do very poorly in court ordered joint custody situations.
The below article, published by the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, AFCC, and similar articles by these co-authors and disciples, seems to be cited these days just about every time some custody evaluator wants to throw a baby or toddler into
joint custody as if speculative agenda - driven hypotheses constitute research findings.
Some of the most insightful articles on the blog speak to the differences between shared custody and
joint custody as well as things to expect after filing for bankruptcy.
Increasingly, courts are more inclined to view
joint custody as the best situation for the child.
A law was passed in April 2017 providing for
joint custody as the preferred norm for temporary custody orders, those that remain in effect while a divorce is pending and until it and a more permanent custody order can be finalized.
If you and your ex can demonstrate these qualities, it's worth considering
joint custody as an option.
Parents should work together to make the transition to
joint custody as seamless as possible for a child.
While this is certainly not the case for every family, past rulings suggest that many New York courts view
joint custody as being in the best interest of the child.
Not exact matches
Among them are the rights to: bullet
joint parenting; bullet
joint adoption; bullet
joint foster care,
custody, and visitation (including non-biological parents); bullet status
as next - of - kin for hospital visits and medical decisions where one partner is too ill to be competent; bullet
joint insurance policies for home, auto and health; bullet dissolution and divorce protections such
as community property and child support; bullet immigration and residency for partners from other countries; bullet inheritance automatically in the absence of a will; bullet
joint leases with automatic renewal rights in the event one partner dies or leaves the house or apartment; bullet inheritance of jointly - owned real and personal property through the right of survivorship (which avoids the time and expense and taxes in probate); bullet benefits such
as annuities, pension plans, Social Security, and Medicare; bullet spousal exemptions to property tax increases upon the death of one partner who is a co-owner of the home; bullet veterans» discounts on medical care, education, and home loans;
joint filing of tax returns; bullet
joint filing of customs claims when traveling; bullet wrongful death benefits for a surviving partner and children; bullet bereavement or sick leave to care for a partner or child; bullet decision - making power with respect to whether a deceased partner will be cremated or not and where to bury him or her; bullet crime victims» recovery benefits; bullet loss of consortium tort benefits; bullet domestic violence protection orders; bullet judicial protections and evidentiary immunity; bullet and more...
So I'm heartened by that
as well
as the rise in couples seeking mediation or collaborative divorce, and more dads sharing
joint custody.
The best thing about being divorced is that I am finally able to SAVE money every month and begin paying down consumer debt
as a single dad with partial /
joint custody (that last part is key).
I can only conclude that
joint custody,
as a legal presumption for all children is a misguided policy.
When parents share
joint legal
custody, they both have a say in major decisions regarding the child's life, such
as education, religious upbringing, and medical care.
The child's need to live in
as stable of a home environment
as possible is paramount to the success of a
joint custody arrangement.
As with most
joint physical
custody schedules, this one requires that your children have fully functional bedrooms and living space in each of your homes: Maintain separate wardrobes, toys, and favorite electronics at each place to the extent possible.
However, for parents who share
joint physical
custody, it's generally more common for them to also share
joint legal
custody,
as well.
Here is the reality of my divorce: Despite the fact that the court appointed
custody evaluator ruled parenting during the marriage was
joint, a vocational evaluation that concluded my ex-wife could make just
as much money
as me,
joint custody of the children post marriage (although in reality they were with me much more often), pretty good evidence my ex-wife committed fraud and perjury and absolute evidence her lawyer maliciously lied in court, I am required by the court to pay her a massive amount of alimony until he day I die.
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.
Incidents of domestic violence in the family can be a strong deterrent to
joint custody, but the court's goal is to keep both parents
as actively involved in their child's life
as possible.
Before ruling against
joint custody, the court may also consider hospital and police records (in cases of abuse or where allegations of abuse are present)
as well
as character witnesses.
Custody can be classified
as joint or sole.
If both parents request it,
joint custody will usually be ordered unless the Court makes a specific finding
as to why it should not be so ordered.
Working out a
joint custody arrangement that allows a child to have
as much stability
as possible in both homes
«
Joint physical
custody», often referred to
as shared parenting means parents share equal legal
custody but not necessarily equal physical
custody of the child (ren).
Full
custody differs from
joint custody in that a full
custody arrangement grants legal and physical
custody to one parent
as opposed to both parents.
However, parents must also be prepared to work through the disadvantages of
joint child
custody, such
as:
Joint legal
custody allows both parents to make legal decisions for a child such
as choosing schools and doctors.
«
Joint physical
custody», often referred to
as shared parenting means both parents share equal legal
custody but not necessarily equal physical
custody of the child (ren).
In a
joint custody arrangement, parents share
custody of their child,
as opposed to sole
custody, where one parent has full
custody.
This is still considered
joint physical
custody because the parent who has the children on the weekend is spending pretty much equal time with them
as the parent who has them from after school on Monday until beginning of school on Friday since the weekend parent is with them all day Saturday and Sunday,
as well
as rest of the day Friday.
Cordell & Cordell's lawyers say some states have changed the language of their statues from «sole
custody» and «
joint custody» to terminology such
as «parenting time» or «legal decision - making.»
An award of
joint custody in Maine will include provisions such
as: