The court will consider your family's current
residential custody arrangement and how any changes could potentially impact your child.
If parents live in close proximity and have an amicable and cooperative relationship, the court may be willing to grant what is known as a shared
residential custody arrangement.
The following tips will help you engage your child in a meaningful conversation about your family's
residential custody arrangement before deciding whether to change residency at this time.
The court will consider your family's current
residential custody arrangement and how any changes could potentially impact your child.
... conflict between divorcing parents in our sample did not appear to worsen as a result of the increased demand for interparental cooperation and communication in joint legal or joint
residential custody arrangements.
Not exact matches
In sole
custody arrangements, one parent is considered to be the primary
residential parent.
If your
custody agreement is a joint
custody arrangement with a primary
residential parent, the primary
residential parent will most likely receive child support.
Your current
custody arrangements were created by a
custody decree,
residential schedule or parenting plan issued by a court.
[ANONYMOUS LISTSERVE COMMENT]: «The recommendation involved a joint physical
custody arrangement with an odd contingency... if the mother didn't agree with the recommendation, then the father would automatically get primary
residential custody... this was after the evaluator had outlined numerous reasons why the mother had serious concerns about the father having primary
custody... it appeared that the evaluator had set up the mother to agree to a plan that she had clearly not agreed to during the entire evaluation...» (Florida doctorate - level MHP, January 14, 2007).
This change in the law eliminates the terms «
custody», «custodial» and «non-custodial parent», «primary residence», «primary
residential parent» and «visitation» from all statutes in exchange for shared parenting plans and time - sharing
arrangements.
The court may award one of three types of
custody arrangements: joint legal
custody to both parents, where one parent is responsible for
residential custody; joint physical
custody, where both parents provide homes for the child; or sole
custody to one parent with visitation, also called «parenting time,» allowed to the non-custodial parent.
The most common
custody arrangement involves the parties sharing joint legal
custody, with one parent having
residential custody of the child.
According to Delaware Child
Custody Laws, «The Court shall determine the legal custody and residential arrangements for a child in accordance with all relevant factors pertaining to the best interests of the child.
Custody Laws, «The Court shall determine the legal
custody and residential arrangements for a child in accordance with all relevant factors pertaining to the best interests of the child.
custody and
residential arrangements for a child in accordance with all relevant factors pertaining to the best interests of the child.»
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.
Most parents with joint
custody - joint
residential arrangements (70 percent) also had only one child, compared to about one - third to one - half of parents with other
custody arrangements.
However, the higher earning parent is likely to pay a lower amount in child support than would otherwise be assigned in a joint
custody with primary
residential parent
arrangement.
When children divide time between the residences of both parents, either equally or substantially equally, the
arrangement is considered to be joint
residential or joint physical
custody.
Nor has increased child support payment compliance (but one way of helping a
residential household achieve the financial stability that has been shown to be important) been shown to result from
custody arrangement or increased visitation.
In addition, most parents with joint
custody - joint
residential arrangements (70 percent) also had only one child, compared to about one - third to one - half of parents with other
custody arrangements.