Sentences with phrase «toward awarding joint custody»

The state leans toward awarding joint custody, meaning that both parents have an equal say in major decisions.

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Toward that goal, the court may award joint custody or sole custody.

A Wisconsin court will award joint custody in cases where parents can cooperate in performing their responsibilities toward their children.

While the courts in Iowa do lean toward joint custody or an arrangement that allows generous visitation, there are situations where the court will award sole custody to one parent.

Kentucky courts lean toward awarding joint legal custody unless one parent is declared unfit, for example, due to alcohol or drug abuse or domestic violence.

The court awards joint custody when parents can cooperate in performing their responsibilities toward their child.

A Wisconsin court will award joint custody in cases where parents can cooperate in performing their responsibilities toward their children.

[FN51] Rather than codify the practice of awarding joint custody to parties who agree to such an arrangement, the new law creates a presumption that shifts the focus away from the child, despite the childrearing problems inherent in parental discord, and toward the parents.