a child in that person's care. Child custody consists of legal custody, which is the right to make decisions about the child, and physical custody, which...

The Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act (UCCJEA) is a Uniform Act drafted by the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State...

Child custody, conservatorship and guardianship describe the legal and practical relationship between a parent and the parent's child, such as the right...

Joint custody is a form of child custody pursuant to which custody rights are awarded to both parents. Joint custody may refer to joint physical custody, joint...

Child abduction or child theft is the unauthorized removal of a minor (a child under the age of legal adulthood) from the custody of the child's natural...

Sole custody is a child custody arrangement whereby only one parent has custody of a child. In the most common use of the term, sole custody refers to...

address international child abduction arising when a child is removed by one parent, when both parents have custody rights, or custody has yet to be determined...

Primary physical custody is a term that is often used in child custody orders to denote the parent with whom a child spends or lives the majority of the...

Joint custody is a court order whereby custody of a child is awarded to both parties. In the United States, there are two forms of joint custody, joint...

Look up custody in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Custody may refer to: Child custody, a description of the legal relationship between a parent (or...

father must pay a mother. In some jurisdictions where there is joint custody, the child is considered to have two custodial parents and no non-custodial parents...

alimony, child custody and visitation, child support and alimony awards Prenuptial and Postnuptial agreements Adoption: proceedings to adopt a child and,...

Jennifer and Fotis were in the midst of a contentious divorce and child-custody proceedings. Police believe Fotis lay in wait for Jennifer, attacking...

responsibilities once the marriage is over. "It deals with child custody and visitation, child support, alimony, health and life insurance, real estate...

attitude of the legal system towards child custody rights. Japanese family law considers issues of divorce custody, child support or alimony as predominantly...

residence, joint residence, shared custody, joint physical custody, equal parenting time (EPT) is a child custody arrangement after divorce or separation...

Joint custody of children ends upon divorce. In a divorce by agreement, the husband and wife must determine which parent will have custody of each child. In...

concerning child custody proceedings that involve Native children, by allocating tribes exclusive jurisdiction over the case when the child resides on...

subsequently became involved in a child custody dispute over their son and their unborn child. Rutherford gave birth to their second child, daughter Helena, in June...

have physical custody of his or her minor child as the result of a court order. When the child lives with only one parent, in a sole custody arrangement...

Split custody refers to a child custody arrangement in which one parent has sole custody of one or more children while the other parent has sole custody of...

immediate payment of $195,000 and one payment of $50,000 to pursue a child custody case. Jackson was ordered to pay her $60,000 in legal fees. Following...

hostility toward another. where this has been deemed necessary by a custody evaluator or child welfare officer for welfare reasons, for evaluation purposes or...

second-youngest Jackson sibling before his sister Janet Jackson. He is the ninth child in the Jackson family. Jackson was born at St Mary's Mercy Hospital in Gary...

father's rights to child custody in the case of separation or divorce and obligations for child support. Under common law, a child born to a married woman...

creation of and served on the Senate/House Special Joint Committee on Child Custody and Access, which in December 1998 issued its report, For the Sake of...

legal separation often makes child custody arrangements, specifying sole custody or shared parenting, as well as child support. Some couples obtain a...

take or retain the child to gain an advantage in subsequent child-custody proceedings. One parent may refuse to return the child at the end of an access...

adult or child custody, whether their parents divorce or not. Early childhood follows the infancy stage and begins with toddlerhood when the child begins...

the cases the child custody was awarded to the father, the Custody of Infants Act 1839 permitted a mother to petition the courts for custody of her children...