Essays Tagged: "Joint custody"

What are parental rights and how do they apply in specific family law situations?

o they apply in specific family law situations?II.Definition of termsA.Pro PerB.Sole legal custodyC.Joint legal custodyD.Primary physical custodyE.VisitationF.Child custody proceedingIII.Options avail ... excluded; has no parental rights in regard to the child's medical, religious, or educational needsB.Joint Legal Custody1.Advantage: Both parents share legal decisions concerning the child2.Disadvantag ...

(12 pages) 116 0 4.5 Apr/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Society and community > Children and Youngsters

Divorce Statistics

orce custody cases, the mother receives the child/ childrenIn 30% of divorce cases the parents have joint custodySingle-parent families account for 46% of children living in poverty

(1 pages) 39 1 4.3 Nov/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Current Issues

Child Custody after Divorce.

e custody where one parent has both legal and physical custody of a child, and the fourth and last, joint custody, both parents will share legal custody, physical custody, or both. If for any reason s ... ees in Arlington County, Va., during an 18-month period found that no father was given sole or even joint custody unless the mother agreed to it. According to Frank Bishop, the former director of the ...

(7 pages) 65 1 5.0 Jan/2006

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law > Issues

Who Should And Shouldn't Be Aloud To Adopt

wing of a child; these are only ?beliefs? and ?assumptions? that our society makes.Most states deny joint custody to gay and lesbian couples. Currently Florida is the only state in the nation with a s ... (Times p.1) So, what really would be the difference if we let gay or lesbian couples adopt a child jointly? Right now, there is a critical shortage of adoptive parents in the US; resulting in leaving ...

(9 pages) 82 0 3.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Sex & Sexuality

There are so many types of music around the world

ogether name Hailie Jade. He talks about how much he loves her and what he had to go through to get joint custody of her. In "Hailie's Song" he says "There's no more reason to cry no more. I got my ba ...

(5 pages) 3297 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Art Essays > Music History & Studies