Category Archives: Parental Responsibility
Making Major Decisions When You Share Legal Custody
Just because two parents separate or divorce does not mean that they will no longer need to work together to co-parent effectively. Doing so will require the implementation of a parenting plan, which in turn, will divide not only parenting time, or how much time a child spends with each parent, but also parental… Read More »
Shared Parental Decision-Making
Just because two parents decide to separate does not mean that they automatically give up their parental rights and obligations. How those rights and obligations are shared will, however, depend on the family’s particular situation. Generally, custody is divided into two categories: time-sharing, or physical custody and parental responsibility, or parental decision-making. Even if… Read More »
Factors Considered By Family Courts When Making Education-Related Decisions
One of the many difficult decisions that divorcing parents face is where their child will go to school. Often, parents are able to reach an agreement on this issue, whether they decide to keep their child in the same school, remain in the school district, but change schools, or move to another district entirely…. Read More »
