Parents
with joint physical custody do not generally have significantly less conflict or more cooperative relationships than parents with sole physical custody.
Some teenagers who live
with joint physical custody arrangements have been doing so since they were young.
Most joint custody agreements will grant both parents
with joint physical custody of the child while granting only one parent with legal custody of the child.
Even
with joint physical custody, the children usually spend a little more time with one parent.
Parents
with Joint physical custody share responsibility for the child's time within a more equitable schedule.
Additionally,
with joint physical custody, both parents contribute to the child's expenses, in addition to the payment of child support.
We came out
with joint physical custody.
Not exact matches
Depending on how you arrived at sharing
joint physical custody with your ex, you may not be thinking about the «rewards» of this child
custody arrangement has to offer.
As
with most
joint physical custody schedules, this one requires that your children have fully functional bedrooms and living space in each of your homes: Maintain separate wardrobes, toys, and favorite electronics at each place to the extent possible.
Joint physical custody is rarely a 50/50 time split, but it affords both parents considerable time
with the child, more than if one of them merely had parenting time once a week or so.
This is still considered
joint physical custody because the parent who has the children on the weekend is spending pretty much equal time
with them as the parent who has them from after school on Monday until beginning of school on Friday since the weekend parent is
with them all day Saturday and Sunday, as well as rest of the day Friday.
Marcia and Gordon Clark, who had been married for 13 years, have
joint custody of their children,
with Marcia as «primary
physical caregiver.»
In some states, an award of
joint physical custody is possible when a child will be staying
with both the mother and the father for significant periods of time.
First,
joint physical custody is where a court orders a child to spend a substantial amount of time
with both parents during the course of the year.
Even when it is determined that the child needs to spend time
with both parents in order to thrive, courts are increasingly reluctant to award
joint physical custody because of the disruptions it causes children.
The court may award
joint legal
custody with primary
physical custody to one parent.
In the past, true «
joint physical custody» arrangements were more common, in which the child lived
with each parent roughly half the time.
The court will make an order for
joint custody to both parents or sole
custody to one parent after reviewing factors such as the wishes of the parents and child, the parents» ability to cooperate and parent together, the child's
physical, developmental, and emotional needs, and the child's relationship
with each parent.
Joint physical custody doesn't necessarily mean that the child spends exactly half the time
with each parent.
Nelson contended that the court should apply the Thompson court's language that a parent granted
joint custody or parenting time has the right to move up to 100 miles from the parent's
physical location
with the child as of the date of the court order entitling both parents
custody or parenting time.
Alaska law also creates a «rebuttable presumption» (a legal assumption that has to be overcome
with credible evidence to the contrary) that if an abusive parent has a history of committing domestic violence against the other parent, a child, or even a domestic living partner, the abusive parent must not be awarded sole legal
custody, sole
physical custody,
joint legal
custody, or
joint physical custody.
Joint physical custody means the child spends substantial & frequent time
with both parents (not necessarily equal time)
Joint Legal
with Physical to Mom or Physical to Dad — Both have legal custody but one parent is the primary physical custodian, and the other parent visits on a schedule, generally standard visitation schedule for particular
Physical to Mom or
Physical to Dad — Both have legal custody but one parent is the primary physical custodian, and the other parent visits on a schedule, generally standard visitation schedule for particular
Physical to Dad — Both have legal
custody but one parent is the primary
physical custodian, and the other parent visits on a schedule, generally standard visitation schedule for particular
physical custodian, and the other parent visits on a schedule, generally standard visitation schedule for particular county.
Joint physical custody entails the child living
with both parents.
In 1993, Father filed for a modification of that decision and was awarded
joint legal
custody and parenting time
with Mother retaining primary
physical custody.
With joint custody,
physical rights are shared and are fairly equal.
Custody of the six children Jolie and husband Brad Pitt share is expected to be the largest part of the divorce proceedings, as Jolie has filed for sole physical custody, with visitation rights for Pitt, while asking the two maintain joint legal c
Custody of the six children Jolie and husband Brad Pitt share is expected to be the largest part of the divorce proceedings, as Jolie has filed for sole
physical custody, with visitation rights for Pitt, while asking the two maintain joint legal c
custody,
with visitation rights for Pitt, while asking the two maintain
joint legal
custodycustody.
Whether move out of state by parent
with joint legal
custody and primary
physical custody would be sufficient to satisfy standard of proof required for modification of child
custody orders depends upon facts.
Although move out of state by parent
with joint legal
custody and primary
physical custody is not per se substantial change of circumstances such as to make that parent's continuing
custody unreasonable, this does not mean that circumstances inherent in such move are always insufficient as a matter of law to warrant modifying child
custody.
If the parents have
joint legal
custody and substantially equal periods of
physical placement
with the child, either parent may file a petition, motion or order to show cause for modification of the legal
custody or
physical placement order.
If the parent proposing the move or removal has sole legal or
joint legal
custody of the child and the child resides
with that parent for the greater period of time or the parents have substantially equal periods of
physical placement
with the child, as an alternative to the petition, motion or order to show cause under par.
Likewise, sole
physical custody means that the child is only permitted to live
with the custodial parent, while
joint physical custody means that the child will alternate between both parents» homes.
A man who donated sperm to help a friend conceive a child is the child's legal father,
with the right to share
joint legal and
physical custody with the protesting mother, a Roanoke judge has ruled.
In some cases, parents share
joint legal
custody, but one parent is designated as having primary
physical custody of the child,
with the other parent having a set parenting time to spend
with the child.
Joint custody can either be
physical (the children physically live
with each parent for a portion of the time), legal (children live
with one parent but both parents are equally responsible for making major parenting decisions), or a combination of both.
Joint physical custody allows the child to live
with both parents according to a schedule.
The court may order
joint custody — both parents share
custody — or sole
custody to one parent, and must decide
joint or sole
custody as to both legal
custody (the right to make decisions about a child's welfare) and
physical custody (the right to have a child live
with you).
Joint Physical Custody: When parents share joint physical custody, the children split time between living with both par
Joint Physical Custody: When parents share joint physical custody, the children split time between living with both
Physical Custody: When parents share joint physical custody, the children split time between living with both p
Custody: When parents share
joint physical custody, the children split time between living with both par
joint physical custody, the children split time between living with both
physical custody, the children split time between living with both p
custody, the children split time between living
with both parents.
If you've chosen
joint physical custody, what times will each parent spend
with the children?
When one or both parents file for
joint physical custody, each must submit a plan
with the court describing the
joint custody regime.
Joint physical custody means the child will spend an equal amount of time (or as close to 50/50 as possible) living
with each parent.
Courts can award
joint physical custody — meaning that the toddler lives
with both parents in equal time shares — or, the court can award sole
physical custody — also called primary
physical custody, meaning the toddler lives
with one parent more than the other.
Joint custody means each parent has the same rights, not necessarily the same
physical time
with the child.
With shared or
joint physical custody, both parents provide a home for and meet the basic necessities of the child, such as clothing, food, transportation, child care and extracurricular activities.
Joint physical custody is a shared
physical custody arrangement of the children, where the intention is that the children spend significant periods of time
with each parent, such as alternating weeks between mother and father.
If, however, the child splits his or her time living
with both parents, this will be referred to as
joint physical custody.
If your shared
physical custody or
joint legal
custody arrangement isn't working out post-divorce, you can file a motion
with the court to change it.
Joint physical custody, which is also called «shared
custody,» or «shared parenting,» or «dual residence,» means the child / ren live
with one parent for part of the week (or part of the year), and live
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Joint Physical Custody: The shared right to have a child live
with one or the other parent at different times of the week or year.
If the parent proposing the move or removal has sole legal or
joint legal
custody of the child and the child resides
with that parent for the greater period of time, the parent objecting to the move or removal may file a petition, motion or order to show cause for modification of the legal
custody or
physical placement order affecting the child.