Joint child custody is typically
the preferred custody arrangement in most courts.
Not exact matches
A court in Delaware
prefers a joint
custody arrangement where both parents have equal access to the child.
In a joint
custody arrangement, parents can generally manage to avoid spending much time together, if they
prefer.
The West Virginia courts
prefer a joint
custody arrangement which allows the child access to both parents.
A court will usually
prefer a joint
custody arrangement, as it serves the best interests of the child.
For information on creating a parenting plan setting out your and your former partner's
preferred custody and access
arrangements, see What is a Parenting Plan?
However, because courts
prefer continuity for kids in divorce situations, it's not uncommon for a judge to order temporary
custody based on the de facto
arrangement.
However, Texas courts
prefer joint
custody arrangements so the child maintains a meaningful relationship with both parents.
Ohio courts generally
prefer joint legal
custody arrangements, in which parents share decision - making authority but one parent provides the child's primary place of residence.
Joint
custody is the
preferred arrangement, according to Arkansas law.
The parenting plan must identify both parents, identify the child or children subject to the plan, state whether both parents agree to the plan, identify a preference for sole
custody or joint
custody with respect to decision - making authority concerning various aspects of the child's life, and describe
preferred visitation
arrangements.
At this hearing, you may call witnesses and submit evidence that the
custody arrangement you
prefer is in your child's best interests.
Although Connecticut courts generally
prefer joint legal
custody arrangements, a court will order sole legal
custody if it is deemed to be in the child's best interests.
Joint
custody is now the
preferred and presumed
custody arrangement in 26 states and the District of Columbia.
The West Virginia courts
prefer a joint
custody arrangement which allows the child access to both parents.
Kentucky child
custody laws
prefer that co-parents come to an agreement on their own when deciding their
custody arrangement.
If the situation allows for it, the court
prefers to grant a
custody arrangement that facilitates a continuous and meaningful relationship between the child and both co-parents.
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 a joint
custody arrangement, parents can generally manage to avoid spending much time together, if they
prefer.
Iowa
prefers joint
custody arrangements.
Shared
custody arrangements are
preferred in Pennsylvania.
Such factors include the
custody arrangement preferred by the parents and child, the child's bond with each parent, the child's adjustment to home and community, the child's cultural background, and the mental and physical health of parents and child.