Child custody

The whereabouts of where a child stays and who they are taken care of has been an important issue surrounding our younger generation since the beginning of time. Unlike adults, children are delicate and susceptible to any type of changes made around them; because of this, it is important for children to have good quality of care and opportunities for learning, adequate nutrition and community support for families, to facilitate positive development of cognitive, social and self-regulation skills…

a child’s life. They also have custody over the child. A legal parent is tasked with the responsibility of making decisions affecting the child on physical care, education, and control over their daily activities. A legal parent is required by law to support the child financially. In most states, an individual who isn’t a legal parent has no right to making any legal decisions on matters concerning a child. Even in cases where the individual resides with the child or plays the role of a parent…

problems. They leave each other if they can’t take any more physical or emotional abuse that the other spouse is giving them. Although people tend to get divorced, the children struggle when coming to the custody agreement that they feel that one parent does not want them anymore. This leads to the child unable to take the stress anymore that divorce is leaving them with and they eventually struggle academically or even worse; drop out of school. Why do people do it? Do they know the damage it…

My father, Darrin Lon Mitchell, was born in 1965 in Houston Texas. Comparing to my mother, my father saw a similar version of childhood. He described having lots toys and clothes specifically for him, as well as similar supervision from his parents. However, he described a very different family life style when speaking about his mother and fathers gender roles and time spent with him. According to lecture, during the nuclear era we see a separation of spheres, were men become the breadwinners…

numerous child custody battles in court, leading many to wonder which custodial arrangement is the most moral. In Canada, 85.9% of custodial agreements are exclusive to one of the parents (Canadian Department of Justice). 79.3% of custodial arrangements are in favor of the mother, whereas only 6.6% grant fathers exclusive custody (Canadian Department of Justice). Thus, there is a high percentage of exclusive arrangements, but according to utilitarianism, separated parents should have shared…

Joint Custody: What Does This Mean For You And Your Child? In Texas, it is common for a judge to award joint custody of a child when it is in the child’s best interest. The exception to this would be if there was a history of abuse, neglect, or domestic violence where it would be best for the child and one of their parents to be separated. Joint custody is not always completely equal, even if the name may imply it. One parent will typically take on the responsibilities of being the custodial…

Currently, approximately 40 per cent of marriages can be expected to end in divorce. When divorce occurs this affects the child in many different ways depending on their age. These effects often start with stress, depression and may eventually lead to lifelong psychological problems. The way in which the situation is handled changes the degree of problems which the child will encounter. There are 5 main reasons for divorce. These consist of getting married for the wrong reasons , such as for…

unwilling, becoming voiceless victims and prisoners of war. Which brings us to question, do we as parents do enough to protect our children during the divorce process or do we leave it to the state? Among the long road of hearings, parenting plans, and custody, do we truly consider what is best for the children? As adults, going through the process can be brutal but the effects of a divorce can linger long into adulthood, causing post-traumatic stress due to mental neglect, physical loss, and…

their own no fault laws, with New York being the final state in 2010. The divorce laws were intended to have positive changes to all aspects of the law. However, these changes resulted in mainly negative consequences in alimony, property assets, child custody, and economics…

mediation regarding child custody are the children. The source contends that research has concluded that conflict between parents often is what most impedes good outcomes for children and that a strong predictor of problems that occur for children after their parents split is the conflict that occurs between the parents. The article provides that despite the fact that…