Under Alabama law, a court may consider an award of joint custody, whereby the parental rights of both parties remain intact, with one parent as
the primary custodian of the children and the other as the secondary custodian.
Sole physical custody means one parent is
the primary custodian of the child, and the child resides with that parent.
In many divorce cases, courts name one parent as
the primary custodian of the children and grant the other parent visitation rights.
Not exact matches
A final parenting plan includes the designation
of a parent as
primary custodian, the naming
of the physical residence
of the
child, the details about shared financial responsibilities to provide for the
child, and factors related to the physical and mental well - being
of a
child.
Few stay - at - home moms can flip a switch and become
primary breadwinners and sole
custodians of the
children overnight.
Mr. Werner will help you devise a strategy to document the full extent
of your relationship with your
child, and present that it is in the
child's best interest to spend more time with you, either as
primary custodian or by altering the parenting schedule.
Child support is typically paid to the primary caretaker / custodian of the child (ren) by the other pa
Child support is typically paid to the
primary caretaker /
custodian of the
child (ren) by the other pa
child (ren) by the other parent.
Under such circumstances, the
child will live with the
primary physical
custodian for a majority
of the time.
By comparison, physical custody tends to go to the parent who was the
primary caretaker
of the
child during the marriage and this parent is referred to as the
primary physical
custodian.
And joint legal custody, or shared custody, with one parent remaining as the
primary physical
custodian does little to alter the amount
of time a
child spends with the noncustodial parent, and does a lot to create control conflicts between parents who continue to harbor resentment stemming from the failure
of the marriage.
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.
The
primary guideline in awarding custody is what serves for the best interests
of the
child, not who ought to be the
custodian.
Moreover, I tell my clients who are
primary custodians that they have a responsibility to encourage their
children's relationship with the other parent and to ensure that they feel comfortable expressing their love
of the other parent without fear
of being disloyal to the parent with whom they live.
Under this arrangement, both parents share custody
of the
child, with one parent designated as the
primary residential
custodian of the minor, and the non-custodial parent enjoys visitation.
The
primary parent or
custodian has possession
of the
children the majority
of the time, but different states use various terms for dealing with this legal concept.
A final parenting plan includes the designation
of a parent as
primary custodian, the naming
of the physical residence
of the
child, the details about shared financial responsibilities to provide for the
child, and factors related to the physical and mental well - being
of a
child.
However, for states that may calculate income based on the combined income
of both parents, one parent may be deemed to be the
primary custodian for
child support payments.
Generally, the parent that is the
primary physical
custodian of the
child would receive support from the other parent.
The ratings by mothers are notable because mothers might perceive joint custody as a loss
of expected control as
primary custodians and be less likely to perceive
children as benefiting.
According to Dr. Kelly, the major problems with such a presumption are that it ignores the quality
of the
child's relationship with the
primary custodian and punishes men for being the
primary wage earner during the marriage.
According to the terms
of Section 19-6-15
of Georgia's Official Code, even when parents share joint physical custody and their
children live with each
of them a fairly equal amount
of time, judges must name one parent as «
primary custodian.»
One controversial aspect
of child custody is an apparent bias towards mothers as
primary custodians.
Assessing prior involvement in the lives
of the
children is consistent with the concept that the
primary caretaker is usually the preferred
custodian.