Sentences with phrase «parenting arrangement instead»
More and more often however, parents have been pursuing shared parenting arrangements instead of fighting for sole custody of the child.
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Instead, a separation agreement is a private agreement between the spouses intended to cover financial and parenting arrangements for the one - year period of physical separation.
Instead of each parent sharing the decision - making for their child in every respect as in a traditional joint custody arrangement, in a parallel parenting regime, parents assume full decision - making responsibility for different domains.
There are no fees and charges to pay if both parents work together and arrange child maintenance through a family - based arrangement, instead of using the Child Maintenance Service or the courts.
For this reason, I prefer not to use the term «visitation» and instead speak of the arrangements in terms of each parent's «time» with the children, the «children's schedule with each parent,» the «parenting plan,» etc..
Many separated parents have a family - based arrangement which says that the paying parent buys specific items for their child, instead of paying money.
The new arrangements are very much designed to promote more amicable settlements between parents, and to try to make it that Texas child custody battles are less about being a tug of war between the two parties, and are instead are more about coming up with solutions that both parties can agree on.
Instead, we ask «What are the future parenting arrangements the two of you can agree on so that both of you can be the best parents possible, even though you will be living separately?»
Instead, both parents equally share the burden of proving what parenting time plan and child custody arrangements will serve the best interests of the child following a parent's relocation.
If you make your own family - based arrangement with the other parent, you can choose to pay for specific things for your child (for example new clothes or a school trip) instead of handing over cash — as long as the other parent agrees to it.