There are two elements to your custody decision: legal custody and physical custody, explains Certified Matrimonial Law Attorney Amy Zylman Shimalla. Read on to learn what’s best for your family.
Child Custody
Should I keep the house if I am the custodial parent?
I am the custodial parent. Should I keep the house?
How is custody and child support decided when dealing with children of unwed parents?
Frequently, it first goes to litigation. With unwed parents, you have a different dynamic than you do with divorced parents. The reason being is that, sometimes, unwed parents may not have even been in a relationship with each other; they’ve never discussed as to how would they make major decisions such as choosing a religion, […]
Is litigation or mediation a better process for resolving disputes regarding child custody and visitation?
Mediation is clearly a better process for resolving the disputes regarding custody and visitation because it really puts the power into the parents’ hands. When you’re discussing your own family, you want to be able to have that control and you want to be able to have that decisiveness to determine what is in your […]
If there’s a lot of conflict between the parents, is joint custody still a possibility?
Once an agreement is reached, the agreement needs to be as detailed as possible to avoid as much conflict as possible. You want to discuss who is going to have the day-to-day decision. Who is going to decide the large-scale decisions? If there is conflict with the large-scale decisions, how are the conflicts going to […]
If the parents can’t agree, what are the steps to creating a co-parenting plan?
If the parents can’t agree, usually what they’ll do first is attempt parenting mediation – and that can either occur privately or at the courthouse with the court mediator who deals with co-parenting. If they’re unsuccessful at mediation, then the court will appoint an expert and the expert will interview the parents and determine what […]
How to make a parenting schedule during divorce when you live together?
How do you make a parenting schedule during divorce when you live together? See what family lawyer Alison C. Leslie, Esq. suggests for this complicated arrangement.
Where do children typically spend time on the holidays?
Hopefully, the parents are able to speak about and discuss the holidays. But this is also generally an emotional issue, and sometimes tempers can get raised and people can get upset over the emotions of the holidays. Ideally, the parents will sit down and review what holidays are important to them. Also, they will take […]
What does a consent order mean?
When a married couple is deciding to be divorced, what they will do is they will first discuss where the kids are going to live. It’s usually done in a conversation between the two parents, depending on the ages of the children. Generally, the parents have an idea as to what their ideal parenting situation […]
How does a parent obtain custody of their child?
The best way to do it is by applying to the court for an initial order of custody or entering into a consent order by the consent of both parents. Alison C. Leslie, Esq. practices family law exclusively in her Morristown, NJ offices, where she offers her clients the individualized attention of a solo practitioner […]
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