Fighting for child custody is a contest that can be worn after each parent has put the best strategy forward. When battling out this issue, each parent is expected to present the best argument that disqualifies the other while making himself or herself the best parent worth of having the custody of the child.
Since each parent presents the worst of his or her partner, child custody cases are...
The input of the assessors may be required in certain child custody cases wherein both parents cannot come to a mutual agreement. Parents are expected to work out their differences pertaining to their rights, but if they are unable to do so, the court may step in to settle the dispute in the most favorable way.
Resolving Child Custody Cases with the Help of an Assessor
When the battle for...
If you have one or more children and you are facing a divorce, you know by now there are far more important decisions to be made than how to divide up personal belongings. You may also be realizing there is much more to learn than you ever imagined – and probably more than you ever wished to know. While your family goes through this difficult time, trust that you will all make it through...
When separating or divorced parents go to battle over child custody or access, their unwillingness to budge from their position often hurts more than it helps. There is no doubt that your child is your most prized position. The same is true of his or her other parent. While you are concerned about how much time you will get to spend with your child, demanding full custody or attempting to shut...
Let’s face it; there is nothing pretty about custody disputes. It is one parent versus the other and it can get ugly. In order to establish custody and access to children a parent must prove the opposite parent unfit, or unable to provide the stability that they can easily offer. To do this it requires a lot of hard found proof. Affidavits from even the most prominent people can prove...
When parents are divorced or separated, the residential schedule for the children can often lead to conflict. Letting the other parent know about parent-teacher meetings, doctor’s appointments and baseball games shouldn’t be as difficult as it often is. But just because it should be easy doesn’t mean it always is.
When there are unexpected changes to the children’s...
In case parents fail to agree on who will have the custody of the kids, courts turn to recommendations of a professional known as an assessor. The assessor will consider the factors to determine their recommendation in the custody argument.
It’s important to choose an assessor that identifies with the needs of the couple. If there is an assessment required for custody and care of the...
Occasionally, parents cite their child’s opinion in residency, access and custody cases, in the hope that this might sway the verdict. On other occasions, the child might want to state their opinion themselves. A child’s opinion might be based on parental conflicts, wanting to be near their friends, or the desire to avoid certain parental discipline (if one of the parents is less...
With many divorce and separation situations come child custody battles. Child custody issues can seem rather one-sided at times. Each side has their own case with reasons as to why they are the better parent and the other parent is the world’s worst parent ever. Each side has a way of convincing others that they are in the right by presenting the story in a certain way. Our divorce...
One of the mistakes that people make when working with parents who are going through a separation is trying to make them get along for the sake of the children. While it may seem like a good idea to try to get the conflicting parents to work together, many people think that the best way to resolve a conflict is to avoid the other person. The conflict will most likely become more intense if the...
