Often,
sole child custody agreements are sought in cases where domestic abuse threatens the welfare of the child.
Not exact matches
Parents interested in obtaining
sole or «full»
custody often end up in court, engaged in a difficult
child custody battle because neither party is willing to compromise to reach an
agreement.
We advocate for the best
child custody agreement for the
children, whether that is shared parenting or
sole custody.
Family law matters such as
child and spousal support,
sole or joint
custody, shared parenting, guardianship, access and visitation, property division, pre-nuptial
agreements, separation
agreements, co-habitation
agreements, divorce proceedings, restraining orders and the division of business assets are all handled with empathy and efficiency.
The two primary types of legal
custody, which is determined either by
agreement between parents or by order of a judge, are joint legal
custody, which is an arrangement where both parents share the rights to make the major decisions for their
child, and
sole legal
custody, which is when one parent can make these decisions without input from the other parent.
For
children who had a strong relationship with the noncustodial parent prior to the divorce,
sole custody agreements are generally harmful unless there is a compelling safety reason to keep the
child away from the other parent, according to Gould.
Possessory Conservatorship — In Texas, possessory conservatorship refers to the
child custody arrangement in which one parent by
agreement or by court order is given some rights in a
child's upbringing, when the other parent is designated as
sole managing conservator and has the primary responsibility for a
child or
children after a divorce.
Sole Managing Conservatorship — In Texas,
sole managing conservatorship refers to the
child custody arrangement in which one parent by
agreement or by court order is given the
sole rights, duties and privileges concerning a
child or
children after a divorce.
One of the interesting aspects of divorce litigation is the requirement that parents mediate their
child custody issues, with the judge assigning a mediator in the initial weeks of the case should the parents not have an
agreement as to legal
custody (joint vs
sole) and parenting time.
The
agreement usually has reassuring language that in the event of the death of one parent,
sole legal
custody of the
child shall transfer to the surviving parent.
Shared
custody agreements tend to be more complicated than
sole custody arrangements because the amount of time that the
child spends with each parent can affect
child support awards as well as the
child's legal residence for school.
On the other hand, a
sole custody agreement would have the
child living full time with one parent, and the other parent may be granted some visitation.
The most common types of
custody that Pennsylvania
child custody laws and courts grant are either joint
custody or
sole custody with a visitation
agreement.
If you are seeking to have
sole legal
custody of your
child, you may first want to explore whether the other parent will sign a detailed
agreement giving you
sole legal
custody of the
child.