Sentences with phrase «retain custody of»

Her drug and alcohol addictions made it impossible for her to keep a job, maintain a home, or retain custody of her five children.

It makes you feel terrible just thinking about it, but you've come to the conclusion that you may not be the best parent to retain custody of your children.

• Who will retain custody of the children?

However, when parents were never married, the mother may retain custody of the children until the father seeks visitation.

The adoption agency will retain custody of the child and be responsible for his / her welfare until the adoptive parents finalize the child's adoption in a New York State court.

If you do not retain custody of the house or shared property such as a car, you will need credit to secure housing or transportation for yourself.

If a judge denies her request to relocate, the custodial parent must make a decision whether she will remain in Pennsylvania and retain custody of her children, or move and relinquish custody to their other parent.

Who can forget the poignant scene in the movie Kramer vs. Kramer when the character played by Dustin Hoffman schlepps his advertising portfolio from office party to office party on Christmas eve desperate for a job so he may retain custody of his young son?

The Law allows non-Muslim mothers who do not renounce their religion to retain custody of their child, subject to the child's religious faith.

There is no set formula for deciding who will retain custody of the animals, so if you are fighting to keep your dog, you will need evidence that proves you are a better fit.

Although women usually feel confident that they will retain custody of their kids, children are (not surprisingly) the number - one concern among women who file for divorce.

During the 60 - day test period, the Humane Society will retain custody of the horses.

Upon the owner's or caretaker's initiative of recovery procedures, the animal shelter shall retain custody of the animal for a five day period to allow for completion of the recovery process.

It's better for the investors because it's lower cost and they retain custody of their money and it's lower regulatory pain for the manager as a result.

Again we sat in front of the same judge who begged this literally insane woman to go to rehab so that she could retain custody of her minor children.

Mothers currently retain custody of the children in approximately 70 percent of divorces.

His sister retains custody of the now one - year - old girl.

Forfeiture: the defendant no longer possess or retains custody of any animal during the period of the defendant's probation or parole or other period, as designated by the court.

In cases of extreme neglect or abuse, the investigator confiscates the animal and the Humane Society retains custody of the animal.

The client immediately had difficulty retaining custody of his children once the charges were laid.

Not exact matches

While 202,000 BTC were reportedly retained as assets, and placed under the custody of a trustee, many of those who were affected following the disappearance of the coins never got their money back.

But even though that's the majority, that still leaves a large and growing number of women who do not retain custody.

An order for joint custody may specify one home as the primary residence of the child and designate one parent to have sole power to make decisions regarding specific matters while both parents retain equal rights and responsibilities for other matters.

Both parents usually retain legal custody of the child, but courts are hesitant to award split physical custody, which can create a hardship for children.

«The 15 years old, Leah Sharibu, the only girl among the Dapchi girls still in custody of the Islamist terrorists due to her retaining her Christian faith represents Nigerian's very own Rosa Park.

Consignment is the word for giving over to another person, custody or care of any material or goods but retaining legal ownership until the... [Read More...]

The «Girl, Interrupted» actress will retain sole custody of the six children, who will have «therapeutic visits» with Pitt

Fabrication of charge to retain us in custody, during June 12th hearing the prosecutor stated that the complainant was in a coma although this was known to be false evidence (the son had visited the complainant on June 10th & 11th and stated the father was awake and all injuries were superficial)

He needs to retain the services of an experienced family law lawyer to assist in pursuing a case for custody or primary care or parenting time.

If Pennsylvania declines jurisdiction, the family court shall request Pennsylvania issue an order finding it no longer retains exclusive, continuing jurisdiction Pennsylvania Courts do not have jurisdiction over the matter of custody of this minor child.

The custody battle gained widespread attention earlier this year after Justice Grant Campbell ruled that a lawyer retained through Legal Aid, Brigitte Gratl, provided incompetent counsel to her client, the mother of a daughter who had been removed by authorities.

In a nutshell, a Hague Convention application may be made when a child is taken or retained across an international border, away from his or her habitual residence, without the consent of a parent who has rights of custody under the law of the habitual residence, if the two countries are parties to the Convention.

A parent who has a proven history of domestic violence can still retain custody and / or visitation rights if they can show that they have reformed.

In 1993, Father filed for a modification of that decision and was awarded joint legal custody and parenting time with Mother retaining primary physical custody.

The child has been «wrongfully removed or retained» in breach of rights of custody under the law of the State of the child's habitually residence.

Article 12 of the Hague Convention mandates the return of children who have been wrongfully taken or retained away from their habitual residence without the consent of a person with rights of custody, if less than one year has elapsed from the wrongful taking or retention to the commencement date of the return proceedings.

Besides a lawyer, the plaintiff needs to retain a bailiff (to actually seize the documents) and an independent supervising lawyer (appointed by the court) to take custody of the seized records and deal with them as ordered by the Court subsequently.

Regardless of whether a state has adopted the UCCJEA or retains the UCCJA, both the UCCJEA and the UCCJA are intended, among other things, to avoid jurisdictional competition and conflict with courts of other states in matters of child custody, to discourage continuing controversies over custody, and to deter abductions and other unilateral removals of children undertaken to obtain custody awards.

We've dealt with many cases of international child custody — in one recent example we successfully secured the return of a child that had been retained in Malta by their father, following a holiday there.

Sole custody means that one parent retains the right to make fundamental decisions regarding the upbringing and wellbeing of the child.

within one year after the holder of rights of custody has had or should have had knowledge of the whereabouts of the child, no request for return has been lodged before the competent authorities of the Member State where the child has been removed or is being retained;

Article 8 Any person, institution or other body claiming that a child has been removed or retained in breach of custody rights may apply either to the Central Authority of the child's habitual residence or to the Central Authority of any other Contracting State for assistance in securing the return of the child.

The chambers judge outlined the background and considered the evidence in light of the objects of the Hague Convention, being to secure the prompt return of children wrongfully removed to or retained in any contracting state, and to ensure that rights of custody and of access under the law of one contracting state are effectively respected in the other contracting states.

[para. 49] Because of this, the court went on, it is not necessary for a court to order a non-removal clause after making an interim custody order: the fact that the court retains some degree of custody under the Hague Convention, ``... removal of the child is unlawful within the meaning of the Convention...» [para. 50]

A child who is in the custody of his father in Ireland may go to visit his mother in the USA and, if she keeps him there beyond the agreed visiting time, he has been abducted and is unlawfully retained by his mother.

An interesting decision from Ontario took away a father's joint custody of his son, but allowed him to retain access so that the son, who was a competitive hockey player, could ``... have a sense of relaxation which he currently enjoys at this father's home in contrast the rigors of a very busy schedule while at his mother's residence.»

There are several reasons: (a) it's less adversarial than going to court; (b) it's more private; (c) you retain control of the process — i.e., you are not bound by what the mediator thinks (indeed, most mediators see their role as helping the parties effectuate their goals, not imposing the mediator's ideas); (d) it's usually much less expensive; (e) if there are children involved, the process is less likely to embroil them in a painful conflict; and (f) mediation often gives divorcing couples a better chance of successfully negotiating issues that may come up in the future (such as child support, alimony, or custody and visitation issues).

A court will need to determine if the non-custodial parent will assume full responsibility of the child, or if a third party like a grandparent will retain custody.

So as long as the family has not gone to court to get custody and custody is retained by the biological parents and that can create a lot of problems for kinship caregivers across the country depending on what their laws are in their states or in their in their localities.

In Hawaii, the parties can ask the court to modify a custody order if some new information is discovered, or there is a question about the character of the guardian who retained custody.