Arkansas has no true shared custody, and therefore the judge always indicates which parent has prime custody. Even if the parents agree to shared custody, the non-prime parent is only given the right to the standard visitation unless the parties work out and submit in writing a more lenient visitation schedule. I k now this to be true, because my son and his ex got a divorce and asked for shared custody. The final decree gave his primary custody and her the every-two- weeks, etc., she would have gotten in any case. They shared because he wanted to. My granddaughter thought it would work for her, too, but her ex didn't stick to the plan once he got prime custody and she only sees her son when the papers allow her to.
In some states, if the custodial parent moves more than 65 miles "as the crow flies" from the original address at the time of the custody agreement and does not get written permission to do so from the non-custodial parent, the court can (and sometimes will) remove the child and place him/her with the non-custodial parent. At that time the non-custodial parent will be given full custody of the child and even if the first parent moves back, they probably will not regain custody again.
Unless visitation rights for the non-custodial parent were allowed in the divorce paperwork, the custodial parent is completely within their rights to deny the non-custodial parent visitation....however, the non-custodial parent may sue for visitation rights.
There is no standard. The policies vary from state to state and from jurisdiction to jurisdiction. There are no universal standards in family law. See the discussion page for some examples from various jurisdictions.
Absolutely. A minor child cannot be taken legally from the U.S. without a valid passport. The custodial parent or guardian must, under oath, in person agree to allow the child to accompany the non custodial parent before a passport is issued. Likewise, depending upon the custodial order, the custodial parent may need the non custodial parent to present a sworn affidavit that he or she is allowing the minor to obtain a passport and travel outside of the U.S.
Of course. Unless the non-custodial parent takes sole custody, the non-custodial parent is still responsible for paying child support to whomever the child goes to. There is no reason the death of a parent should terminate the other parent's child support obligation.
The custodial parent is the parent in which the child resides with. My son lives with me and I am the custodial parent, his dad has visitation rights and pays child support.
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Custodial, as he/she has primary control and influence.
Primary parent typically refers to the parent who is primarily responsible for the day-to-day care and upbringing of a child. This could include tasks such as feeding, clothing, supervising, and making decisions about the child's well-being. It is commonly used in the context of child custody arrangements or co-parenting arrangements.
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In some states, if the custodial parent moves more than 65 miles "as the crow flies" from the original address at the time of the custody agreement and does not get written permission to do so from the non-custodial parent, the court can (and sometimes will) remove the child and place him/her with the non-custodial parent. At that time the non-custodial parent will be given full custody of the child and even if the first parent moves back, they probably will not regain custody again.
Yes.
Perjury
yes..
Not without the permission of the primary residential parent. see links
Primary custody is generally defined as belonging to the parent with whom the child or children reside with the majority of the time. It does not mean that it cannot be a joint custody arrangement as well.