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Can a Custodial Parent Move a Child Out of State?
Overview of child custody orders When parents decide to divorce (or separate if they were never married) they will need to make custody arrangements...
International Child Custody Laws
Due to the global nature of today’s society, the reduced cost of international travel and the technological advances in communication, there are m...
Parenting Plans in California
When parents divorce - or separate if they were never married - they will need to make difficult decisions about the care and custody of their minor...
How to Modify a Parenting Plan in Washington - FAQs
The state of Washington takes custody decisions and parenting plans very seriously. Once established, courts are very cautious about making major ...
Joint Versus Sole Custody in Illinois
Custody in Illinois In Illinois, “custody” refers to two major rights. The first is the right and responsibility for personal care of the child,...
Child Custody in Massachusetts - FAQs
What’s the difference between legal and physical custody? “Legal custody” is the right and responsibility to make major decisions regarding a ...
Interference With Visitation
After divorce, parents sometimes have trouble following agreements or court orders relating to child custody and visitation. When one parent interfe...
Child Support in Washington
Both Parents are Responsible for Support In Washington, a court could order one or both parents to support a child (or children). Usually, however, i...
Child Support in Vermont
Both Parents are Responsible for Child Support In Vermont, either parent may request child support. Although a court could order one or both pare...
Child Support in Idaho
If you are a parent going through a divorce, or if you have never been married to your child’s other parent and are ending the relationship, you...
Child Support in Florida
If you are a parent going through a divorce, or if you have never been married to your child’s other parent and are ending the relationship, you...
Child Support in DC
If you are a parent going through a divorce, or if you have never been married to your child’s other parent and are ending the relationship, you...
Child Support in Delaware
If you are a parent going through a divorce, or if you have never been married to your child’s other parent and are ending the relationship, you...
Child Support in West Virginia
Both Parents Pay Child Support Both parents are responsible for the care and support of their child. The amount of child support you have to pay ...
Child Support in Virginia
Both Parents are Responsible for Child Support In Virginia, both parents, whether married to one another or not, are obligated to support their...
Child Support in Utah
Both Parents are Responsible for Child Support In Utah, the law requires that both parents financially support their child (or children). The amo...
Child Support in New Jersey
If you are a parent going through a divorce, or if you have never been married to your child’s other parent and have decided to end the relation...
Child Support Basics in Georgia
In order to calculate child support, Georgia uses very specific guidelines based on an “Income Shares Model.” This model estimates the total a...
Child Support in Connecticut
If you are a parent going through a divorce, or if you have never been married to your child’s other parent and have decided to end the relation...
Child Support in Colorado
If you are a parent going through a divorce, or if you have never been married to your child’s other parent and have decided to end the relation...
Child Support in Arkansas
Both parents, whether married to one another or not, must support their children. Most states have specific rules for calculating the financial re...
Child Support in Wyoming
Understanding Child Support in Wyoming If you have a child and are on the brink of divorce, separation, or some other parenting action (like pate...
Child Support in Wisconsin
It Takes Two Child support is a two-parent responsibility. Whether you are seeking payments or concerned about your obligation to pay, it is impo...
Child Support in Alabama
If you are a parent going through a divorce, or if you have never been married to your child’s other parent and are now separating, you may need...
Child Support in Alaska
When parents of minor children decide to divorce, or separate in the event they aren’t married, they will undoubtedly have many questions about chi...
Legal and Physical Custody of Children
What's the difference between legal and physical custody, and what do they look like?
Child Custody Evaluations: Do’s and Don’ts for Parents
When you're involved in a child custody evaluation, there are some important do's and don'ts.
Child Custody Evaluations During Divorce
If you're in a contested custody trial, the judge may order a custody evaluation.
The Best Interests of the Child: Factors a Judge May Consider in Deciding Custody
All states use a “best interest of the child” standard in disputed custody cases. This is a rather amorphous standard, and one that lends itself ...
Child Support Guidelines: What Are They?
Child support guidelines are designed to provide children with the basic support needed to feed, clothe, and care for them. It will account for thin...
Child Custody During Divorce in Texas
Like courts everywhere, the Texas courts will do everything possible to promote a mutually beneficial agreement between the parents in the matter of...
Parental Alienation and Child Custody in California
Child custody disputes are stressful on clients, attorneys, judges and, most importantly, the children. Custody cases can be expensive to litigate a...
Termination of Parental Rights in Georgia
In Georgia, as in other states, the law favors keeping families intact and keeping children with their parents. The termination of a parent's rights p...
Child Custody Relocation in Washington State
What does Washington state law say about relocating with a child when there is a custody and visitation order that’s already in place? In the State...
Children's Bill of Rights in Divorce
Marriage is a contract between adults, and when it ends, the divorce matter is (and should be) just between the adults also. Yet, no parental acti...
Child Custody in Texas: Moving the Child Out of State
Can a divorced Texas parent move out of state with the child?
Parenting Plans in Texas Family Law
In 2005, the Texas Legislature updated its child custody and visitation laws by, among other things, requiring parenting plans. Parenting plans essent...
Tennessee Child Custody and Parenting Plans
Tennessee parents: Get answers to your questions on child custody and parenting plans here.
Pennsylvania Child Custody Laws & Grandparents' Visitation Rights
Whether you are contemplating a divorce or are already involved in a custody dispute with your child’s other parent, figuring out how to share par...
Battered Woman's Syndrome and Child Custody
If you're a victim of domestic violence, it will also impact your child custody case.
Modification of Support and Custody
Neither support nor custody is ever etched in stone. These orders are always modifiable through the court.
Oregon Child Custody FAQs
Learn how Oregon courts decide who gets custody of children after a divorce.
Oklahoma Child Custody & Support FAQ
Answers to basic questions about child custody and support in an Oklahoma divorce.
Parental Rights in Ohio
When parents divorce in Ohio, the court must allocate parental rights and responsibilities for their child or children. This article explains how cour...
Ohio Parental Rights and Shared Parenting FAQs
Ohio no longer uses the term "custody." Instead, Ohio courts "allocate the parental rights and responsibilities for the care of the minor children of ...
Ohio Child Visitation FAQs
If an Ohio divorce, dissolution, legal separation, or annulment proceeding involves a child, and the court has not issued a shared parenting decree, t...
Child Custody and Visitation in Oklahoma
Like other states, Oklahoma courts use the "best interests of the child" standard to decide child custody and visitation issues. This article answers ...
Ohio's Three Ways to Allocate Parental Rights and Responsibilities
When obtaining a divorce, it is helpful to be familiar with the terminology you will encounter. This is especially true when making decisions regardin...
Joint Custody in Oklahoma FAQs
If you are divorcing in Oklahoma, you may have questions about joint custody. Joint custody doesn't necessarily mean each parent has the child for exa...
North Carolina Child Custody FAQs
Answers to common questions about child custody in North Carolina.
New York Child Custody and Relocation
Relocating will surely change a child's relationship to each parent and possibly to extended family, friends, school, and community. Thus, New York c...
Grandparent Rights in New York
This article explains grandparent custody and visitation rights in New York. For all of our articles on New York family law issues, see our New Yo...
Child Custody and Visitation in New York - FAQs
This article provides answers to frequently asked questions about custody and visitation in New York.
Parenting Coordinators and Your Family
In high-conflict divorces involving children, one or both parents often return to court for post-divorce parenting disputes either before or after a d...
Timeshare and Custody in New Mexico
Find out how courts in New Mexico decide on important issues of time sharing and child custody.
Moving with a Child During or After Divorce in New Jersey
Can one parent move out of state during or after a New Jersey Divorce?
Physical and Legal Custody in New Hampshire
What is the Difference Between Legal Custody and Physical Custody? Legal custody refers to the right and responsibility to make legal decisions abo...
New Hampshire Child Custody: Guardian Ad Litem FAQs
When divorcing parents in New Hampshire disagree about custody or visitation, the court has the power to appoint a guardian ad litem (GAL) to represen...
New Jersey Custody and Visitation Rights: Part 1
What Does it Mean to Have “Custody” of a Child in New Jersey? Child custody issues often come up between divorcing or unmarried parents. T...
New Jersey Custody and Visitation Rights: Part 2
Learn about modification of child custody in New Jersey, relocation, and more.
Positive Parenting Through Divorce
How do we tell our kids that we are getting divorced? One way to help children through this early stage is (according to age) to openly discuss what ...
Psychological Testing in Custody Cases
If you are fighting for custody of your children, chances are you have met with at least one mental health professional for an evaluation of your pare...
Child Custody Checklist
Hire a Child Custody Expert There are many items to think about and consider as you prepare for a custody dispute. But the absolute first step is to...
Modification of Physical Custody in Minnesota
In Minnesota, officially changing an order for physical custody must be done by the court. And the court has strict rules about when it can modify a...
Types of Child Custody in Mississippi
Legal Versus Physical Custody There are two types of child custody under Mississippi law: legal and physical. Legal Custody refers to a parent's a...
Physical Custody in Minnesota - FAQs
What’s the difference between "physical custody" and "legal custody" in Minnesota? Physical custody is the routine daily care and control of a chil...
Relocating in Michigan
Parents who are divorced or have never been married can face serious disagreements over how to divide parenting time with children. The challenges ten...
When Michigan Parents Want to Relocate
If you’re co-parenting after a divorce, you’re not entirely in charge of your own decisions about where you live—or at least where you can move...
Grandparent Visitation Rights in Michigan
Under Michigan law, all grandparents, whether paternal or maternal, have potential visitation rights, which are referred to by the legal community as ...
Michigan Child Custody FAQs
Michigan encourages both parents to remain involved in their children's lives, even after divorce. Courts are required to consider joint custody, if e...
Child Custody in Kentucky
What Are the Different Types of Child Custody that Kentucky Courts Can Award? There are several types of custody that are commonly decided in Kentuck...
Parental Rights and Responsibilities in Maine - FAQs
Frequently Asked Questions About Child Custody in Maine
Maryland Child Custody & Visitation FAQs
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Moving the Kids Out of State After a Divorce in Illinois
What are the rules about removing a child from Illinois? Custodial parents that want to move out of state with their minor child (or temporarily remo...
Child Custody and Visitation in Indiana
What’s the difference between physical and legal custody? “Physical custody” refers to the place where the child physically resides and the day...
Custodial Rights and Parenting Time in Indiana
Indiana law protects the rights of "custodial parents" (the parent that a child lives with or spends more time with) and "noncustodial parents" (paren...
Grandparent Visitation and Custody Rights in Kansas
Under Kansas law, grandparents have the right to ask the court for visitation with their grandchildren. However, these rights must be balanced against...
Illinois Visitation FAQs
Learn about visitation rights for the non-custodial spouse, as well as other family members.
Child Custody Issues in Illinois
Ordinarily parents make decisions about their children together. But when parents divorce, the hostility between them sometimes causes them to disagre...
Guardian Ad Litem FAQs
In Georgia, the court hearing a child custody case has the power to appoint a guardian ad litem to represent the child's interests and express those i...
Unfit Parents and Child Custody in Ga
Under Georgia law, parents ordinarily have custody and control of their children who are under 18 and aren’t emancipated. When parents have divorced...
Colorado Child Custody FAQs
Most states recognize the concepts of "legal custody," which refers to the right to make important decisions for a child, and "physical custody," whic...
Connecticut Child Custody FAQs
Overview of Custody Orders Custody orders in Connecticut are based upon the best interests of the child involved. Parents can reach their own agree...
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