It’s especially easy for discussion or disagreements between parents to get inadvertently personal during the holidays when things are generally busier and more stressful than usual. This is especially true for parents after a divorce. During the holidays, you and your ex may need to discuss more issues; make a lot more decisions, and do so … Read More
Category: Child Custody
Joint Custody
Categories: Child CustodyJOINT CUSTODY – PARENTING RESPONSIBILITY PLAN “Joint Custody” means an order awarding legal custody of a minor child to both parents, providing for joint decision-making by the parents and shared physical custody so as to assure the child of continuing contact with both parents. There is a presumption (affecting the burden of proof) that joint … Read More
Relocation
Categories: Child Custody, DivorceRelocation Relocation can be one of the trickiest issues to deal with in family matters. Frequently after the parties are divorced and the issues of custody and parenting have been decided, one party has a change of circumstances which necessitates he/she move with the child(ren) to another town or another state. When this happens, it … Read More
Third Party Visitation
Categories: Child CustodyThird Party Visitation Any person may petition the Court for the right of visitation with any minor child provided a parent-like relationship exists between the Petitioner and the minor child and real and significant harm would result if visitation was denied. If the Court finds, after a hearing and by clear and convincing evidence, that … Read More
Child Custody – Best Interests of the Child
Categories: Child Custody, DivorceThe court’s primary focus in deciding issues regarding child custody (parental responsibility) is “the best interests of the child.” The court may assign custody to the parents jointly, to either parent, or to a third party, based upon the facts of the case and subject to such conditions and limitations as it deems equitable. The … Read More