Psyche Of The Single Parent
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What are the Various Types of Custody available to me upon Divorce or Separation?The following are the various types of custody available to parents upon divorce or separation depending on the state in which you live and the particular situation the child is in:
Legal Custody
Physical Custody
Sole Custody
Joint Custody
Birds Nest Custody
Types of Child Custody
Legal Custody
How it works – This type of custody gives one the right and obligation to make decision about the child’s upbringing. It allows one to make decisions about a child’s schooling, healthcare, and religious upbringing. Many states allow joint legal custody of a child.
Advantages – The most common type of custody available. Allows both parents to make decisions about child upbringing.
Disadvantages – Conflicts can and often do crop up between the upbringing philosophies of the parents. This can lead to bad environment for a child. Should one parent attempt to keep their child away from another parent who also has legal custody, the second parent can have a judge order the first parent into court. This can be quite expensive.
Physical Custody
How it works – This type of custody is the right to have a child physically live with you. Some states recognize joint physical custody where a child lives with each parent equal amounts of time.
Advantages – Allows each parent to spend a maximum amount of time with their child.
Disadvantages – Parents must live close to one another for this arrangement to work. Also, parents must have a workable and amicable relationship to avoid conflict for the children.
Sole Custody
How it works – Only the one “custodial” parent has custody. The other parent is typically permitted only visitation rights. Modernly courts are moving away from this arrangement unless the child is in danger in one parent’s household. Some courts grant generous visitation rights.
Advantages – Arrangement is usually least disruptive of child’s life .
Disadvantages – Very limited connection of one of the parents to their children. Often leads to heightened animosity between parents.
Joint Custody
How it works – This type of custody occurs when parents agree or a court orders them to agree to share decision-making responsibilities. Typically, the parents will agree to synchronize their schedules to make the arrangement work, or a court will order them to. Joint custody may be joint legal custody, joint physical custody, or both.
Advantages - Assures children continuing contact and involvement with both parents, and alleviates some of the burdens of parenting for each parent.
Disadvantages - Children must be shuttled around, parental non-cooperation can have seriously devastating effects on children, and maintaining two homes for the children can be expensive.
Birds Nest Custody
How it works - Children remain in the family home and the parents take turns moving in and out.
Advantages – Not disruptive for the children. Decision-making is still a problem.
Disadvantages – Expensive and often disruptive for parents. Doesn’t really work unless parents have other places to live in off days.
Should I Contact a Lawyer Regarding my Custody Issues?Courts are often involved in choosing the right custody arrangements for your child. It will be vital if you have concerns about who will make decisions for you child that you get an attorney to help persuade the court what the right arrangement is. A good family law attorney will help you do this.
What is Child Custody Mediation?
Mediation is a non-antagonistic practice where a mediator meets with the parties to help them determine the best custody situation. The mediator does not have power to force a result on the parties, but can assist them in creating their own agreement.
Is Mediation a Better Option than Litigation?The following reasons favor the use of mediation over litigation for resolving custody and visitation disagreements:
No lawyers or expert witnesses are involved
Arrangements are usually made after five to ten hours of mediation over a week or two
Communication is enhanced between the parties, making cooperation in raising the children more likely after divorce or separation
Can Mediation Work Even if My Ex-Spouse and I Cannot Work Together?Mediators are very skilled at getting combative parents to cooperate. Mediators are also skilled at getting the parents to recognize how cooperation is good for the children, and then move towards reaching an agreement.
What if There Is a History of Abuse?If a history of abuse exists or the parents simply cannot stand one another, the mediator can act as a “go-between” conveying messages to parents in separate rooms until an agreement is reached.
Do I Need a Lawyer for Child Custody Mediation?If you are looking to establish or modify child custody or visitation, it is generally wise to consult with a family lawyer. An experienced family lawyer has experience dealing with the complicated court system and can work to protect your relationship with the child.
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Child Visitation FAQ
These frequently asked questions will help you sort out your concerns about child visitation after a divorce or separation.
» What does "reasonable visitation" mean?
What is a fixed visitation schedule?
My ex-spouse was physically abusive to me and the children. How can abuse be prevented during visits with the children?
Are grandparents entitled to visitation?
What should I do if I want to limit my child's visitation with grandparents?
What should I do if my grandchild's parent wants to limit my visitation?
What does "reasonable visitation" mean?
When a court determines the visitation rights of a noncustodial parent, it usually orders "reasonable" visitation, leaving it to the parents to work out a precise schedule of time and place. This allows the parents to exercise flexibility by taking into consideration both the parents' and the children's schedules. Practically speaking, however, the parent with physical custody has more control over the dates, times, and duration of visits. He or she isn't legally obligated to agree to any particular schedule, but judges do take note of who is and who is not flexible. If you are uncooperative merely to vex your ex, it can backfire when you need to ask the court for something in the future.
Parents have to cooperate and communicate frequently, for the reasonable visitation approach to succeed. If you suspect right off the bat that reasonable visitation won't work, insist on a fixed schedule and save yourself time, angst, and possibly money. If you've already agreed to reasonable visitation and it isn't working out -- for example, one parent is consistently late, skips scheduled visits, or doesn't inform the other parent where he or she is planning on taking the children -- you can go back to court and ask that the arrangement be changed.
What is a fixed visitation schedule?
Sometimes courts will set up a detailed visitation schedule, including the times and places for visitation with the noncustodial parent -- for example, every other weekend or every Tuesday and Thursday evening. A court will be inclined to order a fixed schedule if the hostility between the parents is so severe that the need for regular contact between them may be detrimental to the child. A fixed visitation schedule can still be generous, but it removes opportunities for one party to control the other's time and allows the children to experience predictability in an often unsettling period.
Denial of Child Visitation Lawyers
What Can I Do if I'm Denied Visitation?
The custodial parent sometimes interferes with visitation and forces the non-custodial parent to seek alternative ways to maintain the parent-child relationship. For the non-custodial parent whose right has been denied there are mild, moderate and severe enforcements of the right to visitation.
Mild enforcements are ¿ filing a police report, modifying the visitation judgment to exactly specify the time and place of visitation, award make-up visitation and family therapy or mediation
Moderate enforcements are ¿ supervised visitation, having a third party responsible for overseeing visitation and award of attorney¿s fees
Severe enforcements are ¿ contempt proceedings, court permission to withhold child support, change of custody and suing the other parent for hindering visitation
Do I Need a Lawyer for My Visitation Issue?If you are seeking to enforce your visitation rights with your children, it may be wise to consult with a family lawyer to discuss how to go further. Working with an experienced family lawyer can help you understand your rights and help you deal with the complicated legal system.
» What does "reasonable visitation" mean?
What is a fixed visitation schedule?
My ex-spouse was physically abusive to me and the children. How can abuse be prevented during visits with the children?
Are grandparents entitled to visitation?
What should I do if I want to limit my child's visitation with grandparents?
What should I do if my grandchild's parent wants to limit my visitation?
What does "reasonable visitation" mean?
When a court determines the visitation rights of a noncustodial parent, it usually orders "reasonable" visitation, leaving it to the parents to work out a precise schedule of time and place. This allows the parents to exercise flexibility by taking into consideration both the parents' and the children's schedules. Practically speaking, however, the parent with physical custody has more control over the dates, times, and duration of visits. He or she isn't legally obligated to agree to any particular schedule, but judges do take note of who is and who is not flexible. If you are uncooperative merely to vex your ex, it can backfire when you need to ask the court for something in the future.
Parents have to cooperate and communicate frequently, for the reasonable visitation approach to succeed. If you suspect right off the bat that reasonable visitation won't work, insist on a fixed schedule and save yourself time, angst, and possibly money. If you've already agreed to reasonable visitation and it isn't working out -- for example, one parent is consistently late, skips scheduled visits, or doesn't inform the other parent where he or she is planning on taking the children -- you can go back to court and ask that the arrangement be changed.
What is a fixed visitation schedule?
Sometimes courts will set up a detailed visitation schedule, including the times and places for visitation with the noncustodial parent -- for example, every other weekend or every Tuesday and Thursday evening. A court will be inclined to order a fixed schedule if the hostility between the parents is so severe that the need for regular contact between them may be detrimental to the child. A fixed visitation schedule can still be generous, but it removes opportunities for one party to control the other's time and allows the children to experience predictability in an often unsettling period.
Denial of Child Visitation Lawyers
What Can I Do if I'm Denied Visitation?
The custodial parent sometimes interferes with visitation and forces the non-custodial parent to seek alternative ways to maintain the parent-child relationship. For the non-custodial parent whose right has been denied there are mild, moderate and severe enforcements of the right to visitation.
Mild enforcements are ¿ filing a police report, modifying the visitation judgment to exactly specify the time and place of visitation, award make-up visitation and family therapy or mediation
Moderate enforcements are ¿ supervised visitation, having a third party responsible for overseeing visitation and award of attorney¿s fees
Severe enforcements are ¿ contempt proceedings, court permission to withhold child support, change of custody and suing the other parent for hindering visitation
Do I Need a Lawyer for My Visitation Issue?If you are seeking to enforce your visitation rights with your children, it may be wise to consult with a family lawyer to discuss how to go further. Working with an experienced family lawyer can help you understand your rights and help you deal with the complicated legal system.
Types of Child Custody Lawyers
What are the Various Types of Custody available to me upon Divorce or Separation?The following are the various types of custody available to parents upon divorce or separation depending on the state in which you live and the particular situation the child is in:
Legal Custody
Physical Custody
Sole Custody
Joint Custody
Birds Nest Custody
Types of Child Custody
Legal Custody
How it works – This type of custody gives one the right and obligation to make decision about the child’s upbringing. It allows one to make decisions about a child’s schooling, healthcare, and religious upbringing. Many states allow joint legal custody of a child.
Advantages – The most common type of custody available. Allows both parents to make decisions about child upbringing.
Disadvantages – Conflicts can and often do crop up between the upbringing philosophies of the parents. This can lead to bad environment for a child. Should one parent attempt to keep their child away from another parent who also has legal custody, the second parent can have a judge order the first parent into court. This can be quite expensive.
Physical Custody
How it works – This type of custody is the right to have a child physically live with you. Some states recognize joint physical custody where a child lives with each parent equal amounts of time.
Advantages – Allows each parent to spend a maximum amount of time with their child.
Disadvantages – Parents must live close to one another for this arrangement to work. Also, parents must have a workable and amicable relationship to avoid conflict for the children.
Sole Custody
How it works – Only the one “custodial” parent has custody. The other parent is typically permitted only visitation rights. Modernly courts are moving away from this arrangement unless the child is in danger in one parent’s household. Some courts grant generous visitation rights.
Advantages – Arrangement is usually least disruptive of child’s life .
Disadvantages – Very limited connection of one of the parents to their children. Often leads to heightened animosity between parents.
Joint Custody
How it works – This type of custody occurs when parents agree or a court orders them to agree to share decision-making responsibilities. Typically, the parents will agree to synchronize their schedules to make the arrangement work, or a court will order them to. Joint custody may be joint legal custody, joint physical custody, or both.
Advantages - Assures children continuing contact and involvement with both parents, and alleviates some of the burdens of parenting for each parent.
Disadvantages - Children must be shuttled around, parental non-cooperation can have seriously devastating effects on children, and maintaining two homes for the children can be expensive.
Birds Nest Custody
How it works - Children remain in the family home and the parents take turns moving in and out.
Advantages – Not disruptive for the children. Decision-making is still a problem.
Disadvantages – Expensive and often disruptive for parents. Doesn’t really work unless parents have other places to live in off days.
Should I Contact a Lawyer Regarding my Custody Issues?Courts are often involved in choosing the right custody arrangements for your child. It will be vital if you have concerns about who will make decisions for you child that you get an attorney to help persuade the court what the right arrangement is. A good family law attorney will help you do this.
What is Child Custody Mediation?
Mediation is a non-antagonistic practice where a mediator meets with the parties to help them determine the best custody situation. The mediator does not have power to force a result on the parties, but can assist them in creating their own agreement.
Is Mediation a Better Option than Litigation?The following reasons favor the use of mediation over litigation for resolving custody and visitation disagreements:
No lawyers or expert witnesses are involved
Arrangements are usually made after five to ten hours of mediation over a week or two
Communication is enhanced between the parties, making cooperation in raising the children more likely after divorce or separation
Can Mediation Work Even if My Ex-Spouse and I Cannot Work Together?Mediators are very skilled at getting combative parents to cooperate. Mediators are also skilled at getting the parents to recognize how cooperation is good for the children, and then move towards reaching an agreement.
What if There Is a History of Abuse?If a history of abuse exists or the parents simply cannot stand one another, the mediator can act as a “go-between” conveying messages to parents in separate rooms until an agreement is reached.
Do I Need a Lawyer for Child Custody Mediation?If you are looking to establish or modify child custody or visitation, it is generally wise to consult with a family lawyer. An experienced family lawyer has experience dealing with the complicated court system and can work to protect your relationship with the child.
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