A finding that a shared
parenting arrangement exists does not automatically dictate a deviation from the Table amount of child support.
Anahita Tajadod one of our passionate BC Shared Parenting Tax Deduction Lawyers explains that a shared
parenting arrangement exists where both parents spend 40 % or more of the time with a child.
Not exact matches
extend the
existing right for an employee to request flexible working
arrangements to new groups of people, for example
parents of older children and carers of sick and disabled adults.
If the other
parent doesn't agree, you can request a court to hold a hearing, where you can lay out your justification for altering the
existing child support
arrangement.
Stand for Children
exists to challenge the conventional power
arrangements of the K - 12 public education system, organizing
parents at the grassroots level to advance a school reform agenda.
This is because
parents are reluctant to change their
existing childcare
arrangements until they can see that a new setting is established and viable.
(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.
Thereafter,
existing Child Support Agency cases will be gradually closed and by around 2018 they will all have extinguished with the resident
parent having the option to apply to the Child Maintenance Service or to go for a consensual
arrangement.
the
existing custody
arrangement and relationship between the child and the custodial
parent;
Most family law issues can be resolved with the CFL approach including issues regarding
parenting and / or custody and access; spousal and child support; property and the family home and changes to
existing arrangements.
It is essential that a
parent applies to court to vary an
existing court order regarding
parenting arrangements if there is a valid reason why your child does not want to see the other
parent.
[13] He considered (1) the
existing shared
parenting arrangement and the relationship between the children and Ms. G; (2) the
existing shared
parenting arrangement and the relationship between the children and Mr. S; (3) the desirability of maximizing contact between the children and both
parents; (4) the views of the children, which had not been canvassed; (5) Ms. G's reason for moving; (6) the disruption to the children of a change in custody; (7) the disruption to the children consequent on removal from family, schools, and community; and (8) various other factors, such as Mr. S's economic stability, the importance of the paternal grandparents, the location of the proposed residence at Moyie Lake on a leased lot at an RV park, the girls» relationship with Mr. G and his children, and Ms. G's inflexibility.
Thinking of family law dispute resolution as family restructuring rather than family breakdown allows «family» to be treated as an organic whole that changes and evolves over time as new family members are added through birth, adoption, marriage and remarriage; as
parents separate and the family transitions into new domestic
arrangements; and, as
existing family members are subtracted through abandonment, estrangement and death.
In such cases courts must give careful scrutiny to all of the circumstances before deciding; this includes examining the
existing parenting / financial
arrangements and support network, and how those will change either the benefit or detriment of the child.
A general definition was developed in several decisions by the California District Courts of Appeal, in the years following Burgess holding that a shared custody
arrangement exists if the noncustodial
parent had physical custody at least 40 % of the time.
When circumstances change making their
existing custody
arrangement no longer reasonable, either
parent can file a motion asking the court to modify it.
Having
parents break up is difficult enough for children; judges are very reluctant to force additional trauma by radically changing an
existing custody
arrangement.
De facto custody is the
arrangement that
exists at the time
parents separate.
If
parents request joint custody, Michigan judges are obligated to order it, unless some circumstance
exists that would make such an
arrangement harmful to the child.
Post judgment modifications most often occur after one party relocates, changes jobs, experiences a change in income or is dissatisfied with an
existing and unworkable
parenting time or visitation
arrangement.
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.
If an
existing parenting order no longer reflects current
arrangements for a child or the other party can not reasonably comply you can ask the court to make an order to vary the
existing order.
This would seriously affect the children's relationship with their other
parent, so the
existing parenting plan or custody
arrangement would require tweaking to accommodate such a move, if the court allows it at all.
Technically, co-
parenting exists with any
parenting arrangement, regardless of its formal designation.
The Minnesota Supreme Court, in Larson v. Dunn, 460 N.W. 2nd 39, 45 - 46 Minn. 1990, rejected an appellate court's creation of the «Intentional interference with custody rights» noting that «children can be devastated by divorce» and that «the law should not provide a means of escalating intrafamily warfare» but that other remedies
exist when a
parent or other relative interferes with custody
arrangements, and that «creating a tort of this nature is the job of the legislature, not the court.»
A noncustodial
parent may believe that the
existing arrangement is workable despite relocation.
The pressure is often applied to a non-custodial
parent, usually the father, despite the fact that they may have a very compelling case for a shared
parenting (50/50 child custody) or a change in the
existing child custody
arrangement.
«While the most factually apparent ground to change
existing custody
arrangements involves physical danger, the act of alienating a child against a
parent presents a nefarious form of conduct that must be met with careful consideration and immediate, comprehensive remediation by a Court....
Generally, those factors include the
parents» wishes and ability to provide for the child, in addition to the current child custody
arrangement and the child's
existing relationship with each
parent.
For most
parents, joint and shared custody
existed prior to the marital breakdown and it seems unreasonable that this
arrangement should change with divorce unless there are logistical and / or other extenuating issues.
The
existing custody
arrangement and relationship between the child and the custodial
parent;
(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
The possible sanctions include: compensatory time with the children; economic sanctions for costs incurred by the non-violator
parent due to the other
parent's custody or
parenting time violation; modification of the
existing transportation (pick up / drop off
arrangements)-- including changing the exchange location to a public place; ordering counseling for either or both of the parties and / or the children at the expense of the violator; ordering a temporary or permanent modification of the
parenting time and custodial
arrangement if under the circumstances this relief is in the best interests of the children; ordering the violator to participate in a community service program; incarceration of the violator with or without work - release; issuance of a warrant to be executed if the violator persists in failing to comply with court orders; any other appropriate equitable remedy.
It is an impossible ideal, unrealistic, ignores any conflicts that
exists between the
parents, and assumes such an
arrangement could work.