Where parents
reach agreement on their custody and visitation resolutions, the courts will generally approve them.
This involves one or more counseling sessions in which a trained professional helps parents
reach an agreement on custody and draft a parenting plan to meet the family's needs.
Nobody knows your kids better than you and your spouse, so if you can
reach an agreement on custody it is definitely preferred.
While our initial focus is on helping clients work with their spouse in a collaborative fashion to
reach an agreement on custody and visitation issues, we also recognize that this is not possible in all cases.
Assuming both parents are fit, they ought to
reach an agreement on custody without asking a judge to do it for them.
It is infinitely better for parents to
reach an agreement on custody.
Not exact matches
Parents who are able to
reach a child
custody agreement on their own may be able to avoid adversarial child
custody proceedings.
Mother and Father will work together to
reach an
agreement on all major issues concerning Child's welfare and upbringing (legal
custody), but Child will live primarily with Mother.
Mother and Father will work together to
reach an
agreement on all major issues concerning Child's welfare and upbringing (legal
custody), and agree to a schedule where Child lives with each parent for one month at a time (physical
custody).
Our team can assist you to
reach mutual
agreement on child
custody, financial and property issues.
When spouses are able to
reach agreement on all of the key issues involved in a divorce such as
custody, support, and an equitable division of property, it is referred to as an uncontested divorce.
However, if no
agreement can be
reached, a judge will decide
custody rights based
on the best interest of the child.
Below are some options that parents have to help them
reach agreements on parenting arrangements and child
custody, without having to go to court.
Divorce is never easy, but you and your spouse have both agreed to this divorce and you've
reached an
agreement on how to divide your property, accounts, debts, and / or child
custody.
Parents who are able to
reach an
agreement on their own or through mediation, can simply submit a
custody agreement (also called a «parenting plan») to the court for approval.
Rather than engaging in adversarial litigation and ultimately letting a judge decide issues of child
custody, child and spousal support, and property division, parties can use mediation to
reach agreements on these significant and emotional issues.
There is help if you and your soon - to - be ex can't
reach an
agreement about the full
custody of your children
on your own.
If the parties agree
on a provisional order, fulfill the divorce education requirements and
reach an
agreement on all issues, an agreed provisional order can be filed and approved by the court to include: a waiver of final hearing, summary decree and property, child support and
custody agreements.
Divorces wherein parents can
reach mutual
agreement on child
custody tend to have more favorable
custody arrangements.
A Judge will ultimately decide the
custody arrangement if the parties can not
reach an
agreement on their own.
With a dissolution of marriage, fault grounds are not an issue; however, a dissolution petition is not filed with the court until the parties have
reached an
agreement on all issues that must be addressed in a divorce matter, including division of property,
custody and maintenance.
South Carolina encourages spouses to
reach an
agreement on the terms of their divorce, such as property division and child
custody, but you and your spouse may not be able to mutually agree
on all terms.
New Jersey courts don't want to decide
custody issues for you if they don't have to, so the state mandates some procedures to help you try to
reach an
agreement with your spouse
on your own.
Although the court can help parents
reach consensus
on child support and
custody issues,
reaching an
agreement on your own can create an atmosphere of cooperation and save time and money.
A mediated divorce happens when the spouses use a trained neutral mediator to help them
reach agreements on the terms and conditions of property settlement, child
custody and visitation.
It is usually when the parents are unable to
reach an
agreement on child
custody that a judge will choose the parenting arrangement for them.
If you and your spouse can
reach an
agreement on issues of
custody, support and property, you can be divorced
on the basis of irreconcilable differences in a relatively short period of time.
If you and your spouse are unable to
reach a
custody agreement on your own, the court will make this decision for you.
If you can not agree
on a parenting plan, you will likely be ordered to attend child
custody mediation where you will meet with a family court services professional, also known as a «child
custody recommending counselor,» who will attempt to help you
reach an
agreement.
A separation allows the couple to
reach agreement on issues such as a division of property, child
custody, and child support payments, without having to go through a full divorce case.
It is often necessary for the defendant to file an answer to a divorce complaint if the spouses have not
reached an
agreement on the division of significant assets or child
custody arrangements.
Then attention is paid to
reaching an
agreement on all issues of
custody, support and division of the assets and debt.
If common law spouses are unable to
reach a
custody agreement, the court will make this decision
on their behalf.
If you don't
reach an
agreement on parenting and
custody at mediation, you'll have to go to trial even if you settle economic issues at the MESP; however, you won't be able to divorce that day if
custody is still an outstanding issue.
Parents can
reach a
custody agreement on their own or argue over
custody before the court.
Michigan judges generally will not rule
on custody issues until parents have had an opportunity to try to
reach an
agreement on their own.
When a judge determines the parenting plan because the mother and father can not
reach an
agreement, the judge must decide the case based
on the
custody factors in Tennessee law.
If parents can not
reach an
agreement to modify
custody on their own or through mediation, the Wisconsin circuit court typically schedules a contested hearing in court for the case.
If a couple can not
reach agreement on issues such as child
custody, property division, child support and alimony, then then a judge will need to adjudicate these issues, explains the American Bar Association.
If both spouses have
reached an
agreement on the terms and conditions of the divorce - how to divide assets and liabilities and
custody and visitation time with the children - the parties can file a settlement
agreement with the court before the case proceeds to the hearing stage.
The dissolution method requires that both spouses agree their marriage should be terminated and
reach mutual
agreement on the details of their separation, including child
custody and property division.
An uncontested divorce means that the couple agrees
on the grounds for divorce and they have
reached a settlement
agreement that provides the terms of the divorce, including property division, spousal support, child support and
custody.
If you and the other parent can not
reach a
custody agreement following the hearing, a trial
on your petition or motion request will likely take place one to three months after the initial hearing.
If you are unable to
reach an
agreement on your own, the court will step in and make the decision for you, choosing a
custody arrangement that serves the best interests of your child.
According to Missouri Revised Statutes, Sections 452.375, «[i] f the parents can not
reach a mutual
agreement concerning
custody of the children, the court shall determine
custody based
on the best interests of the child factors.»
During mediation, the parents work with a court - provided mediator to try to
reach an
agreement on a child
custody arrangement and / or visitation.
If parents are unable to
reach a
custody agreement on their own, the court will make the decision for them based
on what arrangement would be in the best interests of the child.
As a family law lawyer, Elinor will focus
on the best interests of you and your children, striving to
reach a fair
custody agreement and appropriate level of child support.
The couple is not asked to award
custody, alimony, child support or property to either party because the parties have already
reached agreements on these matters.
Mother and Father will work together to
reach an
agreement on all major issues concerning Child's welfare and upbringing (legal
custody), and agree to a schedule where Child lives with each parent for one month at a time (physical
custody).