PAS Is a “cluster of symptoms” present in children who, during the process of a child-custody dispute, reject one parent as a direct result of strong, negative claims introduced by…
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A Forensic Evaluator is a psychiatrist, psychologist, or social worker chosen by the court. The evaluator gives information about the family in a custody/visitation case. The evaluator will talk to…
A Law Guardian is an attorney chosen by the court to be the child’s lawyer during a custody/visitation case.
Visits can be unsupervised, supervised, or therapeutically supervised, and may also involve a safe place of exchange or a monitored exchange, including: Supervised Visits: A parent can’t be alone with the…
The courts generally want children to have a relationship with both parents. In most cases they will let the parent who doesn’t have custody have visits with the child unless…
Domestic violence and child abuse against either a parent or a child is considered in deciding custody. Even where the violence was not committed in a child’s presence, it can…
Many things, including: which parent has been the main care giver/nurturer of the child the parenting skills of each parent, their strengths and weaknesses and their ability to provide for the child’s…
The law says grandparents, aunts, uncles, and other relatives who want legal custody have to show the court that the parents are not fit to care for the child –…
No. Today’s courts do not favor either parent more than the other. The law says a custody award is based on what’s best for the child.
In joint custody, the parents make major decisions about the child together – decisions about education, health, and religion, for example. The smaller, day-to-day decisions in joint custody are made…
There are two parts to child custody. One is the right and responsibility to make decisions for a child (legal custody). The other is where a child will live (residential…
