Not exact matches
Despite growing evidence that abusers often use
custody battles to retain control
over their former
spouses, Congress is still punting on basic protections for survivors.
Ask any divorce lawyer about how bloody the
custody of pets can get between two warring
spouses, much more so than fights
over kids or fortunes.
Where a
spouse exercises a right of access to, or has physical
custody of, a child for not less than 40 per cent of the time
over the course of a year, the amount of the child support order must be determined by taking into account
By choosing mediation, you and your
spouse can go
over any aspect of your divorce, including child
custody, child support, alimony, the division of assets, and more without interference from the court.
However, if the military parent has sole
custody, many states will allow that parent's new
spouse or other family member (like the service member's parents) take
over custody while they are on deployment.
If you and your
spouse are at loggerheads
over issues like child
custody and parenting time (visitation), spousal support (alimony), and dividing your property, your divorce may take a year or more to conclude.
Family relationships covered by the definition of «family member» in the PAFVA include current and former
spouses, adult interdependent partners, others residing (or formerly residing) in intimate relationships, persons who are parents of one or more children, regardless of whether they have ever lived together, persons who reside together where one of them has care and
custody over the other under a court order, and generally, those related to each other by blood, marriage, adoption, or adult interdependent relationships, as well as children in the care and
custody of the above persons (PAFVA section 1 (1)(d)-RRB-.
At any given moment, you or a loved one may be involved in a car accident, workplace accident or medical malpractice incident, or may even find yourselves in the middle of a legal dispute with your bank
over missed payments on your home or with your
spouse over child
custody or support.
S. 9 of the FCSG — if one
spouse has the right to access or
custody of child for 40 % or more of time
over the year, quantum of support based on amount set out in table, increased cost of shared
custody arrangement and condition, means, needs and other circumstances of each
spouse and of the children;
You may want to seek legal advice if you and your
spouse own property or operate a business, either of you intends to seek alimony, or your divorce involves a dispute
over property, visitation or
custody of children.
If you're fighting
over custody, you may not be able to qualify for Pennsylvania's simplest no - fault option, which involves your
spouse signing an affidavit of consent to the divorce.
In Pennsylvania, your
spouse can sign an acceptance of service, voluntarily taking the papers from you, but if you're fighting
over custody, he may not be willing to do this.
Fighting
over custody on top of divorcing your
spouse can be tough enough.
The more the
spouses fight
over custody, support, or property division, the greater their legal fees will be for the attorneys, in that case will have had to spend more of their time on the case than they would have had to spend had the parties settled the disputes more quickly.
It gives you and your
spouse control
over the proceedings — if you go to trial on issues of finances or child
custody, the judge makes the decision and you are stuck with it.
However, the vast majority of child -
custody cases during or after divorce are fought
over one
spouse saying that the other wasn't involved enough.
Now that you and your
spouse have decided to split up, you will have much less control
over your where your child goes and who he will see — especially if your
spouse has been granted joint
custody or visitation rights.
After your divorce and child
custody agreement is
over - in some cases years after a parenting plan has been in place - it is normal for a child to express a wish to live permanently with your former
spouse.
When two
spouses disagree
over something as important as child
custody, they are likely to pull out all the...
These groups seek to regain control
over spouses who are divorcing them, usually through forced marriage counseling or enacting extreme economic penalties for filing for divorce, including loss of
custody, loss of marital assets, and forced joint physical
custody arrangements where the child is shuffled between incongruent households so that the father can avoid paying child support.
If you love your children, and if you and your
spouse are fighting
over custody, going through a
custody evaluation is very likely going to be one of the most horrible experience of your life.
If your
spouse is basically a good parent who just has different values than you, then fighting
over custody is probably going to be an unproductive battle.
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custody affords a nonresidential parent many privileges and a significant measure of control
over his former
spouse, but few parental obligations or responsibilities.
Fighting about
custody to gain leverage
over your
spouse in the money issues of your divorce is not.
When two
spouses disagree
over something as important as child
custody, they are likely to pull out all the tactics they have in their repertoire.
The less you communicate with your
spouse about your child, the greater the risk of having conflict
over custody and parenting time issues as pick up and drop off times, overnights, and cost - sharing responsibilities.
So can staying in close communication with your
spouse over the care and
custody of your child while the divorce is worked out.