Sentences with phrase «parent custodial arrangement»

For this reason the concept of joint custody developed in the 1970s and 1980s as an alternative to the traditional single parent custodial arrangement.

Not exact matches

Most modern custody arrangements give physical custody to one parent (called the «custodial» parent) and grant visitation rights and shared «legal custody» to the non-custodial parent.

The courts in these cases noted that, under certain custody arrangements, non-custodial parents may have visitation schedules that rival those of the custodial parents and at a similar cost.

This appoints an expert psychologist to render an opinion regarding the best custodial and parenting time arrangement for that particular child and family.

(1) the temperament and developmental needs of the child; (2) the capacity and the disposition of the parents to understand and meet the needs of the child; (3) the preferences of each child; (4) the wishes of the parents as to custody; (5) the past and current interaction and relationship of the child with each parent, the child's siblings, and any other person, including a grandparent, who may significantly affect the best interest of the child; (6) the actions of each parent to encourage the continuing parent child relationship between the child and the other parent, as is appropriate, including compliance with court orders; (7) the manipulation by or coercive behavior of the parents in an effort to involve the child in the parents» dispute; (8) any effort by one parent to disparage the other parent in front of the child; (9) the ability of each parent to be actively involved in the life of the child; (10) the child's adjustment to his or her home, school, and community environments; (11) the stability of the child's existing and proposed residences; (12) the mental and physical health of all individuals involved, except that a disability of a proposed custodial parent or other party, in and of itself, must not be determinative of custody unless the proposed custodial arrangement is not in the best interest of the child; (13) the child's cultural and spiritual background; (14) whether the child or a sibling of the child has been abused or neglected; (15) whether one parent has perpetrated domestic violence or child abuse or the effect on the child of the actions of an abuser if any domestic violence has occurred between the parents or between a parent and another individual or between the parent and the child; (16) whether one parent has relocated more than one hundred miles from the child's primary residence in the past year, unless the parent relocated for safety reasons; and (17) other factors as the court considers necessary.

Even though custodial arrangements may have been agreeable at one time, parents may experience a change in circumstances that results in the need for modification.

Many parents will share the custodial rights in a joint custody arrangement, or by an order giving the access parent extra rights.

Physical custody, which means where children reside, may be an equal and shared physical custody arrangement where a child's time is evenly split between two homes, or an arrangement where the child resides with the primary custodial parent and the visitation schedule allows for parenting time with the non-custodial parent.

A «move - away «case arises when a parent that has joint or sole custody of the child decides to move to a location that is far enough away to disrupt the current custodial arrangement.

the existing custody arrangement and relationship between the child and the custodial parent;

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.

Two of the most important factors family lawyers in Leesburg work on are establishing custodial arrangements for children when the parents are separating or have an insufficient agreement in place and are establishing child support.

One aspect to this determination is whether the custodial parent will cooperate with visitation arrangements with the non-custodial parent.

(4) The court shall attempt to minimize impairment to a parent - child relationship caused by a parent's relocation through alternative arrangements for the exercise of custodial responsibility appropriate to the parents» resources and circumstances and the developmental level of the child.

When parents split, the parents or a judge will draft a custody order which sets forth daily visitation plans and other custodial arrangements.

The custodial arrangement for the child or children is the determination of which parent the child or children will primarily live with.

If, however, the custodial parent interferes with visitation and takes other actions that appear to be intended to keep the child from having a relationship with the noncustodial parent, the court might alter the custody arrangement.

In most instances, when a child's custodial parent moves in with a new partner, remarries, or enters into a shared living arrangement, it will not affect the amount that a non-custodial parent pays.

In a typical custody / visitation arrangement or order, one parent will be deemed the «custodial» parent and the other the «non-custodial» parent.

However, where the parents have a shared custodial arrangement, the trial court was required to make a full redetermination of what custody order was in the best interests of the children.

Parents who foster cooperative shared custodial arrangements after a divorce can minimize some of the anxiety and adjustment that comes with divorce, explains psychologist Lesley Foulkes - Jamison, a former therapist of Clinical Psychology Associates of North Central Florida who now works in private practice in South Carolina.

Parents often work out custodial arrangements amicably without going to court.

According to research, about half of all children in joint physical custody see both parents at least weekly, compared to one in 10 children in traditional custody arrangements (custodial mother, noncustodial father).

The noncustodial parent must make other arrangements to pay the missed payments directly to the custodial parent or state agency as directed by the income withholding order.

The rights of a custodial parent can vary by jurisdiction as well as the terms set forth in a parenting plan established in a divorce settlement or legal custody arrangement.

This article will examine recent decisions concerning the relocation of the custodial parent in sole or primary physical custody arrangements as well as the proposed relocation of a parent in cases involving a joint custodial arrangement, including both joint legal custody and joint physical custody.

When the parents can not agree and end up litigating, the judge determines the custodial arrangement and it becomes part of the custody order.

The custodial parent must also agree to this arrangement before the judge can approve your plan.

Even if the custodial parent is otherwise «fit,» such bad faith conduct may be relevant to a determination of what permanent custody arrangement is in the minor children's best interest.

The court will only modify a custody order upon a demonstration of a material change of circumstances, which means that the existing custodial arrangement is no longer in the best interests of the child, such as when a serious health problem prevents a parent from taking care of a child.

This kind of arrangement usually gives the primary custodial parent the right to make major decisions concerning the child and allows the child to have a stable home environment.

This change in the law eliminates the terms «custody», «custodial» and «non-custodial parent», «primary residence», «primary residential parent» and «visitation» from all statutes in exchange for shared parenting plans and time - sharing arrangements.

A joint custodial arrangement helps to assure that the child or children will have continuing contact and involvement with both parents.

When parents do not agree about the custodial arrangement for their children, a Mississippi court will examine the best interests of the children in determining custody.

Typically, the non-custodial parent pays child support to the custodial parent in order to help with the financial responsibilities of raising the children, but there can be other family arrangements, such as child support paid to a non-spouse or a third party.

Provided they focus on the best interests of the child, parents can modify custodial arrangement between themselves.

The custodial parent has an obligation to provide disclosure: Similar obligations to disclose financial information prior to commencement of court action are placed upon recipients of child support where a child support order has provided for special or extraordinary expenses, where undue hardship was invoked, where unusual debt loads were considered, where special custodial arrangements were in place, or where incomes are over $ 150,000.00.

With the failure to take into account the individual needs of the family, the above arrangement, very often, placed a huge burden for the custodial parent who would have to the day to day parenting responsibility, while at the same time the non-custodial parent became the fun parent whose time with the children was weekend play.

While the amount of child support paid depends in part on the custody and visitation arrangement, the two issues are separate and the custodial parent can not withhold visitation if the noncustodial parent refuses to pay child support or falls behind.

Child support can be ordered when parents have a fifty - fifty custodial arrangement.

The terms custodial parent and primary physical custody usually describe the same type of custody arrangement.

Although a guardianship includes many of the same legal rights as the rights held by a custodial parent, guardianship and custody are distinctly different arrangements.

A legally ordered arrangement, for parents who do not live together, by which neither parent is considered the sole custodial parent but equally share the rights and responsibilities for raising the child (ren).

In a full custody arrangement, one parent is the custodial parent, while the other parent is generally granted generous visitation rights as determined by the court.

In the absence of abuse, equal parenting will be the default custodial arrangement.

If a non-custodial parent sets up an informal arrangement with the custodial parent, the non-custodial parent should retain proof... MORE of all payments made such as check stubs or receipts for purchased items.

In this proceeding, a court will either alter the child custody arrangement, in favor of the non-custodial parent or a court may leave the current custodial agreement intact.

, a series of peer - reviewed articles have pointed to success in changing custodial or residential arrangements in favour of the targeted parent.

We have been serving the Rochester Region since 1975 What we believe: That maintaining meaningful parent / child relationship should be the primary goal of any custodial arrangement.

These factors include how dependant the child's sense of stability is upon the current custodial / time sharing arrangement, how far away the relocation destination is from the non-custodial parent, the age of the child or children, the relationship between the child and both parents, the relationship between the parents and whether they are capable of facilitating a continued relationship between the child and the non-custodial parent from a distance, the child's wishes if she is appropriately mature, and the reason for the relocation.