Custody During Divorce
Custody During Divorce
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Child Custody: Helping Kids Cope During Divorce
Often times in a divorce, the parents are so absorbed in their own disputes that the fail to give the children adequate information regarding the divorce or to give the children’s confusion, anger, and fear the attention it deserves. While most...
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Court Considerations When Determining Child Custody
Regardless of the jurisdiction, most courts base custody decisions on what's in the best interests of the child. Depending on the age of the child, the court may give his desires for which parent...
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Out of Court Custody Agreements
In many instances of child custody disputes following the dissolution of a marriage or relationship between two parents, the parties will seek to solidify their arrangements for the care and upbringing of their child or children in a legal manner. As is the case with most child custody arrangements, the process of establishing the custody and living arrangements of a child will not entail a long, dragged out process of involving proceedings in a family court before a family court judge. Rather, through alternative dispute resolution, both parents can come to an applicable and mutu
Child Custody Modification
Child Custody Modification
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Modification of a Child Custody Order or Agreement
Why would a parent need to change a custody agreement? As children grow, their needs change. They may experience difficulty in school and need to be enrolled in a private education facility that will require less...
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Modifying a Child Custody Order
It is always in the best interest of everyone if the parent who has custody and who suffers from any of these conditions seeks help voluntarily. While they are getting the care they need physical custody could be awarded...
Child Visitation
Child Visitation
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Child visitation schedules are court ordered documents that detail how physical custody of children will be shared
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Visitation Rights: An Overview
When a married couple who has children get a divorce, they will need to determine who will take care of the children for the majority of the time. If they are unable to decide amongst themselves, a judge will typically decide for them. If one parent is given full custody – meaning the child or children reside with them most of the time – the other parent is usually given some visitation rights. This is an overview of child custody visitation rights.