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Child Custody Arangements
When divorce and child custody issues arise, the most important thing is to keep your children out of the tug-of- war. Children still need both parents, and unfortunately an angry or resentful spouse or parent can lead to rocky relationships that threaten your child’s happiness and security.
When deciding matters of child custody, the courts follow a policy of encouraging both parents to share in decisions about their children and to each have a meaningful, continuous relationship with their kids. That said, every family situation is unique, and the court has the power to award physical and legal custody of the children solely to one parent or jointly to both as deemed to be in the best interests of the children by the judge.
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Ideally, child custody cases should be able to be worked out through simple negotiation or mediation. When this is not possible, however, it becomes necessary to go through litigation and make your case in front of a judge. When this occurs, I work hard to craft the most effective arguments possible in the interests of the children or child. The courts look at many factors when determining the custody arrangement of children, and I take each of them into account when working on your case.
In Australia, there are four general child custody options:
Sole Custody – One parent lives with and has total decision-making authority regarding the child.
Physical Custody – Child primarily lives with one parent who has total decision-making authority, but the other parent has some parenting time with the child.
Legal Custody – Child primarily lives with one parent but decision making regarding the child is shared.
Joint Custody – Child lives with both parents on a relatively equal basis and decision making regarding the child is shared.