Parents interested in
a joint legal custody arrangement should first consider the level of communication between themselves and the child's other parent.
If one parent in
a joint legal custody arrangement takes decision - making powers away from the other parent (perhaps by making unilateral decisions about a child's education), the other parent can go back to court to get a judge to enforce the joint legal custody order.
If you feel that the other parent in
the joint legal custody arrangement is making it hard or impossible to make decisions simply to spite you, you are free to go back to court to attempt to get sole legal custody of your child.
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.
These cases hinge on whether the parties actually share physical custody of the child;
a joint legal custody arrangement with one party acting as the primary physical custodian is not generally sufficient to invoke this higher standard of review.
In
joint legal custody arrangements, parents share equally in decision - making responsibility for a child but may not necessarily spend equal amounts of time with them.
In
joint legal custody arrangements, noncustodial parents may be more likely to pay child support than parents who do not have joint legal custody of their children.
Parents interested in
a joint legal custody arrangement should first consider the level of communication between themselves and the child's other parent.
In
a joint legal custody arrangement, parents share the responsibilities of making decisions focused on raising the child and other important decisions like education and health care.
New Hampshire courts have a tendency to prefer
a joint legal custody arrangement and joint physical custody, if not ample visitation time to a non-custodial parent.
In
joint legal custody arrangements, the parent who is the primary physical custodian may relocate with the child but must file a move - away petition with the court.
In
joint legal custody arrangements, both parents have equal say over decisions involving the child, such as education and medical treatment.