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    have children, they must figure out what custody works best for them. There are two types of custody, physical and legal. If the parent has legal custody, that means they are responsible for making decisions for the child: what school they go to, what religion to follow, and when to go to the doctors. If the parent has physical custody, then the child lives with that parent. One parent can have sole custody or both parents can share custody. Shared custody is more common because the child will be

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    Joint Child Custody

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    Parents separating and fighting for joint child custody is very common in today’s society. Many children of different ages go through this process and it can affect the child in many ways. A mother of three fighting for full custody of the children and the father agreeing or opposing to it can affect the health of the children. Child custody is more common if the parents have been apart for several years and its expected for joint custody to be a higher possibility (Bergstrom, M., Fransson, E., Hjern

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    jack were not happy with their marriage and decided to get divorce. They decided to share legal and physical custody of their three kids which they think is the best for kids. “After a recent meta-analytic of thirty-three studies of custody, one researcher reported that children in joint physical or joint legal custody were better adjusted than children in sole custody” (C&B 201). Joint custody gives kids change to see the both parents and it also gives both parents chance to be involved with their

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    majority of people, joint custody sounds like the best choice for the child but there is a bad side to it. Disagreeing with joint custody does not always mean the child should only be with their mothers; there are many fathers that are loving and wonderful parents. However there are many cases of fathers causing problems and hurting their children by fighting for custody for the wrong reasons. A study has been done that shows the reasons for a group of fathers to get involved in a custody battle. The main

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    MEMORANDUM JOHN BRIGHT RESPONDENT Comes Petitioner, by counsel, and for her Memorandum states as follows: I. FACTS Sally Bright (Petitioner), filed for divorce and custody of 14 year old daughter, Chastity. John Bright (Respondent) also requested custody. The court ordered temporary custody of the minor child to Petitioner and visitation with Respondent every weekend. Petitioner will be moving to another part of the country to take a job. Respondent has realized he is gay

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    which one of them is child support. If you are in the process of getting a divorce from your partner and want to find out how the law works with regards to child support, you should consult LGBT child support lawyers. Family courts tend to take child custody issues and child support very seriously. As any good LGBT child support lawyer will tell you, their main priority is always the welfare of the child. Latest figures by the National Center for Health Statistics indicate that approximately 41% of first

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    Separation Of Children

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    parent gets custody is a battle within itself, but when all is set in stone, how do the arrangements affect the children, if at all? There are many ways to split up custody: joint legal, joint physical, sole, sole with visitation, etc. You name it, it probably exists in the

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    Topic Dissolution of marriage including child support and custody issues Facts Forest and Olive Green have decided to obtain a dissolution of marriage, after twenty years of marriage. She and Mr. Green have already had several arguments concerning child support arrangements for their children Kelly Green, age 14, and Moss Green, age 10. Mrs. Green thinks that it would be best for the children if she and Mr. Green had joint custody of the children. Along with this, Mrs. Green wants to be

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    the challenges of the single father. According to United States. Census Department only 16% of custodial parents are fathers. This means most single fathers have shared or joint custody of the children. The father may have visitation rights and have to pay child support. In some cases the father will get custody of children on the weekends . Some of the biggest psychological challenges of being a single

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    33. Paddling (Corporal Punishment) Corporal punishment is permitted at Nova Academy. The CEO, COO, Principal, and designated Administrator are authorized to paddle. If not acceptable, please send a written note signed by the Parent/Guardian. Subject to the terms of this policy, corporal punishment is authorized as a disciplinary tool at Nova Academy Schools. If a parent/guardian would like to refuse the use of corporal punishment, he/she must send a written note signed. The form will be kept on

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