There's no specific age when a child is old enough to have a custodial preference, but it's somewhat rare for a court to consider the opinion of a child less than seven years old. It's not unusual for an eight-year-old child to have an opinion that impacts the custody decision.
18In the majority of states including Ohio teens under the age of 18 cannot legally make the decision themselves whether or not to see their parents. The only way to change this situation is for the custodial parent to go to court and try to get a modification of the custody agreement.
18In New Jersey, a child cannot absolutely decide with which parent to live, until s/he turns 18, which is the age of majority. Before that age, the older the child, the more likely a Judge will pay attention to the child's stated preferences for parental living arrangements.
Indiana parental rights allow a noncustodial parent the first opportunity to provide child care if the custodial parent is unable to provide care for the child for some reason, like work. However, if the noncustodial parent provides childcare he or she can't charge for the childcare.
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Mental and Physical Well-Being of Parents Parents' mental well-being is of great concern to a judge in a child custody case. Psychological disorders, overwhelming stress, drug or alcohol abuse, and mental health crises can prevent a parent from acting in their child's best interests.
Shared physical custody in New Jersey is defined by a child spending two or more overnights with each parent.
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Shared custody is also known as joint custody, shared residency or shared parenting. This type of custody allows the child to spend an equal amount of time with each parent. Shared custody also enables both parents to have equal involvement in key decision-making that will impact the child.
The court can restrict or deny a noncustodial parent visitation grounds on the flowing grounds: If the parent has a history of molesting the child. If the court believes that the parent can kidnap the child. If the parent is likely to abuse drugs while taking care of the child.
If there is clear evidence of potential harm or risk to the child, the court may order a father to completely stop seeing their children. Other options available to the court are: How long you can see them – whether or not any overnight contact is awarded or the duration of the contact itself.
The “standard” parenting time schedule under the Indiana Parenting Time Guidelines is every other weekend, a mid-week visit, one-half of the holidays, and one-half of the summer, which is roughly 98 overnights per year.