Talk To Your Family Lawyer About Child Custody
After a divorce is settled and agreed upon child custody comes next, depending on the number of children you have, your current living condition and your income will determine who retains child custody between you and your spouse.
Child custody and guardianship are legal terms which describe the relationship between a child and a parent within the legal realms.
An example of this are the parent's right/duty to take care of the child and his or her right to decide what is best in the child's interest.
Different Kinds of Custody: · Alternating type - this is the most common type of child custody where the child or children live with one parent for a few weeks, months or years and then lives with the other parent for the same amount of time.
It is considered that the parent who at the time has custody of the child/children retains full authority and responsibility over them.
· Bird's nest type - both parents agree that the child/children shall choose to stay in only either of their residence.
The parent who lives in a different residence will be the one who will move back and forth for a certain period of time to where the child resides.
This is the opposite of the alternating type of custody and it spares the child/children the burden of having to move back and forth between their parents.
· Joint type - both parents agrees to have legal and/or physical custody over the child/children.
· Sole - is a court settlement where only one parent may have physical and legal custody due to the unfitness of the other parent to carry the responsibility.
· Split type - if the couple has more than one child, then the full custodial responsibility falls on both parents.
However, they will divide the children equally.
· Third-party type - a third person will become involved in this scenario (probably a grandparent or a relative) and the custody is granted over to this person as agreed by both of the child's biological parents.
You must keep in mind that your children will get hurt emotionally in this permanent separation you and your spouse will have.
But what will hurt them more than the separation is if you moved away physically and relocate to another city or province where reaching would be very tedious and difficult.
So while your children are still young try to live close to them and call or visit them often, this way they won't feel like you've abandoned them completely.
Talk to your family lawyer to determine your rights and responsibilities to your kids.
Child custody and guardianship are legal terms which describe the relationship between a child and a parent within the legal realms.
An example of this are the parent's right/duty to take care of the child and his or her right to decide what is best in the child's interest.
Different Kinds of Custody: · Alternating type - this is the most common type of child custody where the child or children live with one parent for a few weeks, months or years and then lives with the other parent for the same amount of time.
It is considered that the parent who at the time has custody of the child/children retains full authority and responsibility over them.
· Bird's nest type - both parents agree that the child/children shall choose to stay in only either of their residence.
The parent who lives in a different residence will be the one who will move back and forth for a certain period of time to where the child resides.
This is the opposite of the alternating type of custody and it spares the child/children the burden of having to move back and forth between their parents.
· Joint type - both parents agrees to have legal and/or physical custody over the child/children.
· Sole - is a court settlement where only one parent may have physical and legal custody due to the unfitness of the other parent to carry the responsibility.
· Split type - if the couple has more than one child, then the full custodial responsibility falls on both parents.
However, they will divide the children equally.
· Third-party type - a third person will become involved in this scenario (probably a grandparent or a relative) and the custody is granted over to this person as agreed by both of the child's biological parents.
You must keep in mind that your children will get hurt emotionally in this permanent separation you and your spouse will have.
But what will hurt them more than the separation is if you moved away physically and relocate to another city or province where reaching would be very tedious and difficult.
So while your children are still young try to live close to them and call or visit them often, this way they won't feel like you've abandoned them completely.
Talk to your family lawyer to determine your rights and responsibilities to your kids.
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