Sentences with phrase «term custody»

This allows the court to find a placement that is in the child's best interests while the deployed parent is away without hurting the deployed parent's long - term custody arrangements.

Providing services to both the adoptable and custody dogs, B&T conducts play groups to ensure our shelter dogs receive social contact with other residents, manages the Fetch Program for long - term custody dogs, and assists in adoption counseling and support for our public visitors during matchmaking to ensure both the adopter and animal are successfully set up for their budding relationship.

Courts in those states can not make long - term custody changes, such as modifications of a previous custody order, based primarily on a parent's deployment or other aspects of military service.

The form must be submitted by each parent or guardian at a temporary hearing, typically when a judge decides short - term custody while the case makes its way through Family Court.

Divorced parents typically require a long - term custody arrangement as part of their marital settlement while unmarried parents might want a custody order to establish each parent's rights and responsibilities.

The Divorce Act uses the terms custody and access.

The term custody in Arizona, now referred to as «legal decision - making,» has been grossly misunderstood and misused.

The Divorce Act uses the terms custody and access but the newer family Law Act uses different terminology like, parenting time, parenting responsibilities, contact and guardianship.

Florida law no longer recognizes the term custody of a child.

The term custody refers to the right to make legal decisions regarding a child, such as school choice, religious training, medical care, and so on.

Personally, I think the courts would have clearer orders if they avoided the term custody and instead used terms like «parenting time» and «legal decision making,» but I am not expecting this to happen any time soon.

Quite often, people misunderstand the term custody.

While many in Texas may use the term custody, under the Texas Family Code, custody is actually referred to as conservatorship.

The term custody encompasses the rights that parents have in their minor children, including the right to have their minor children live with them and to make all decisions regarding their education, health, and general well - being.

Legally the language has changed; however, the terms custody and visitation are still commonly used.

Washington law requires the implementation of a parenting plan pursuant to any divorce involving minor children; the legislature no longer uses the terms custody or visitation when addressing placement of the child.

The terms Custody and Visitation have been eliminated from divorce law.

Keep the term custody for use with people at the state prison and use the word visitation at the funeral parlors, not in connection with your divorce.