The court awards custody in the following order of preference unless in a particular case the best interest of the child requires otherwise: to both parents jointly or to either parent; to a person or persons in
whose home the child has been living and where the child has had a wholesome and stable environment; to any person related within the third degree of consanguinity; to any other person or persons whom the court finds suitable and able to provide proper care.
The ideal set forth in Section 3040 (a) is that joint custody is the first choice of a judge, followed by a person in
whose home a child has continually resided and lastly, to anyone else judged to be able to provide adequate care.
Physical custody relates to
whose home the child lives in the majority of the time.
Not exact matches
Every parent
whose children have entered elementary school in recent years knows the routine: teachers and school administrators repeatedly send
home notices sternly instructing caregivers to provide nut - free lunches.
The Club is a
home away from
home for many of the
children whose parents have multiple jobs in this under - served community.
In the 50s, everyone, including governments of all colours, knew that marriage was the foundation of social stability: and a man
whose wife stayed at
home to look after the
children didn't pay any tax at all until he was earning the average national wage.
During a given week, he may be called to the
home where a
child has died, asked to appear in court to help a teen - ager in trouble with the law, consulted by a woman suffering from menopausal emotional problems, called on by a man who has just learned he has cancer, and another
whose self - esteem is shaken by mandatory retirement.
Children and teenagers whose parents provide loving guidance in the context of secure home environments are more likely to flourish — and this is just as true for children of same - sex parents as it is for children of opposite - sex
Children and teenagers
whose parents provide loving guidance in the context of secure
home environments are more likely to flourish — and this is just as true for
children of same - sex parents as it is for children of opposite - sex
children of same - sex parents as it is for
children of opposite - sex
children of opposite - sex parents.
They often include provisions about religious practices for the couple and for any
children who may arrive; whether or not they plan to have
children; what they will do in the case of a pregnancy not wanted by one or the other; what will happen if the couple decides to separate; what the financial arrangements will be in such a case; what provision will be made for the
children; how in - laws, relatives, and friends will be included in the relationship; what sexual practices will be followed; under what circumstances the couple will move from one
home to another;
whose job will take precedence; and what kinds of freedom each partner is to have.
They tell us that during World War II, when 6 million U.S. women entered the workforce, government - supported
child - care centers offered on - site immunizations, care for kids
whose parents worked the late shift and even take -
home dinners.
By affirming the importance of surrounding and supporting communities to poor
children and
children whose home life is in disarray, the Kauai study challenges us to reflect on what might be done to shore up, or at least to avoid damaging, these structures.
«As first lady, if you get the job, it's going to entail a lot of things, and one of those things is going to be talking to the mothers
whose children are coming
home in bags, you know, from wars,» Goldberg said.
This seems evident from the expressions of all the Baylor players except Charley Horton, the guard,
whose wife was
home in Waco, Texas, having just given birth to their first
child.
Forever Families Through Adoption is a NY and CT - authorized, not - for - profit, adoption placement agency
whose goal is to find a
home for every
child that is eligible for permanent adoption.
Women who exclusively breastfeed are also more likely to be stay at
home mothers
whose children get to avoid daycare and all the germs that come with it so those kids may tend to have less infections earlier in life.
Instead, we have discovered that many people, particularly those
whose children are already grown, simply do not approve of any intergenerational contact outside the domain of
home and family.
Just ask the parents of an Edgewater, Florida, first grader
whose life - threatening peanut allergies recently put her at the center of protests by other parents who wanted the
child to be
home schooled so that their
children wouldn't be inconvenienced by taking extra safety precautions.
She truly believes that the key to
children thriving and harmony in the
home is confident parents
whose parenting is aligned with their goals and values and at the same time is sensitive to their individual
child.
The funding enabled CAP to hire an adoption recruiter
whose sole job is to find permanent
homes for
children who are considered «hardest to place.»
Children who are worried for their parents and about their own security when they return
home are the ones
whose homesickness does not abate over their stay at camp.
Dating after divorce is complicated, especially for parents
whose children still live at
home.
funding enabled CAP to hire an adoption recruiter
whose sole job is to find permanent
homes for a small caseload of the hardest to place foster
children in the Western New York Area.
For work - at -
home parents
whose children's schools do not have bus service, the work day may come to an end each day with a commute that rivals anything their office counterparts endure.
At
home I see two
children who are happy, I see a very bright little boy
whose teachers take the time to challenge on a daily basis.
Campaigners against this legal change are worried that the 7 % of fathers
whose names are currently not on their
children's birth certificates are the 5 - 6 % of fathers who use violence in their
homes at this point in time — and that mothers have been, wisely, seeking to exclude them.
Today we remember Martin Luther King, Jr., the American minister - turned - civil rights activist
whose legacy stretches even into the realms of parenting — if you consider that many of his quotes centered on peace and harmony can be aptly applied to
homes that strive to raise their
children with peace, warmth, trust, and nonviolence.
AIMHiTN is a professional
home for anyone
whose work supports infants, young
children, and their families.
Be sure your
child's first sleepover is at the
home of a familiar friend,
whose parents she knows, so she'll feel more comfortable.
My biggest concern is not for the
children whose mothers can provide them nutrient - rich foods at
home, but for those
children whose only decent meal of the day is at school!
Pray for all those
children whose birth families are unable to care for them, are freed for adoption, but have nobody willing to give them a forever
home.
But there are so many people
whose names we don't so readily know, or names we may never know — people who are all doing their own little part in their communities, even if only in their
homes, to make the world a more compassionate place for their
children and future generations.
In 2004, Marian Bakermans - Kranenburg, a professor of
child and family studies at Leiden University, started carrying a video camera into
homes of families
whose 1 - to -3-year-olds indulged heavily in the oppositional, aggressive, uncooperative, and aggravating behavior that psychologists call «externalizing»: whining, screaming, whacking, throwing tantrums and objects, and willfully refusing reasonable requests.
The majority of mothers with minor
children work outside the
home — 64 percent for mothers
whose children are under 6 years of age and 74 percent for those
whose children are 6 to 17 — compared with 53 percent in 1970.
When we talk about the potential for Attachment Parenting (AP) to change the world, we are referring to a ripple effect: Our
children growing up to be compassionate and empathic, becoming parents who foster secure attachments with their
children,
whose children then grow up to repeat the cycle of peaceful living both in and out of the
home.
However, if you're a single mother
whose child has to ride the subway
home from school alone because you have to work to put food on the table, the subway ride would be unavoidable.
I remember my dad (both of
whose children were born at
home!!!!) telling me to «Just go get a doctor like your sister did» and even offering to pay for an ambulance to stand by while I labored and birthed at
home.
Ashley Ryan is co-founder of Busy Moms Parenting and author of The Happy
Child Guide,
whose mission is to help mothers achieve greater
home, work and life balance through self - love and empowerment.
From studies on socio - economically disadvantaged
children in large urban areas — kids who are so hungry that they eat paint and dirt, and
whose homes are crumbling around them, exposing layers of lead paint.
Michael is a Traditional Birth Attendant
whose path into midwifery began with the unique birth journeys of his six awesome
children — beginning in the hospital, and then turning to
home birth.
The program annually serves 130 - 140
children whose emotional needs are too severe to be served in foster
home settings.
On the other hand, parents
whose children are prone to uncontrollable aggression may see a powerful antipsychotic as the only thing standing between being able to keep their at
home and resorting to residential care.
The After School Program of Cherokee County School District is designed to provide: • After school care for students who would otherwise be
home alone in an unsupervised situation • After school care for students
whose parents work and need the assurance that their
children are in a caring, safe environment • After school enrichment opportunities for elementary - age students.
Instead, the program is intended to serve the millions of impoverished American
children whose parents can not send them to school with a
home - packed lunch for a whole host of possible reasons that never seem to cross Parker's mind: the family's SNAP benefits fail to cover a month's worth of healthful food, in light of today's rising food costs; there is only one parent in the household and he or she works one or more jobs and is not
home to pack a lunch; one or both caretakers are drug - addicted, mentally ill, physically disabled or otherwise unable to adequately provide for their
children; the family lives in a homeless shelter and lacks access to kitchen facilities; the family lives in a food desert where healthful groceries are scarce, etc. etc..
Primary prevention interventions with fathers of young
children whose partners are involved in
home visitation services (i.e., programs that teach parenting skills and provide support to fathers in their own
homes) have become increasingly popular in the U. S. 13 To date, only descriptive studies have been conducted of these programs.
The study, supported by Amazon and conducted by Hart Research Associates, provided fresh insights into comfort levels of parents
whose children use smart and connected devices in the
home.
It can be hard with at
home providers
whose livelihood depends on how many
children they have, so it is tough for them to try and hold a spot for several months.
«These parents want their
children to respect authority, to have discipline and a sense of order,» said McHugh,
whose wife
home - schools their six
children.
Some districts even provide resources for parents to help their
children at
home, and parents
whose children struggle in math may wish to take advantage of the extra help.
The report, «Connected Families: How Parents Think and Feel About Wearables, Toys and the Internet of Things,» explores the understanding and comfort level of parents
whose children use connected toys and devices in the
home.
A mother who chooses to stay at
home with her young
children, to raise them, to exclusively breastfeed, to grow a garden to provide her family with optimal nourishment, ultimately a mother
whose greatest priority is providing her
children with the best start in life she can!