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*All Posts,Child-custody,Child-visitation

When a parent seeks to modify a parenting time schedule that parent must bear the threshold burden of showing changed circumstances which would affect the welfare of the child

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April 28, 2013 at 11:27 am

*All Posts,Child-custody,Jurisdiction of the Court

The court should seek to advance the best interests of the children where their parents are unable to agree on the course to be followed

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March 16, 2013 at 3:45 pm

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A parent of primary residence (PPR) is the parent, in a shared parenting arrangement, with whom a child resides for more than fifty percent of the time or, if a child spends equal time with each parent, the parent with whom the child resides while attending school

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March 16, 2013 at 3:25 pm

*All Posts,Child Abduction,Child Relocation,Jurisdiction of the Court

The return of a child to a foreign country pursuant to a Hague Convention return order does not render an appeal of that order moot

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March 9, 2013 at 4:20 pm

*All Posts,Child-custody

Even where the parent and children enjoy a strong, close relationship, when seeking joint custody after an initial custody determination has been made, even a parent enjoying such a relationship must satisfy the same burden of proof as applies to anyone seeking to change a custody decree, namely, a change of circumstances warranting modification

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March 6, 2013 at 7:02 am

*All Posts,Child-custody,Child-visitation

A party seeking to modify custody or parenting time must demonstrate changed circumstances that affect the welfare of the child

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March 3, 2013 at 2:04 pm

*All Posts,Alimony,Child-custody,Child-support,Divorce,Equitable-distribution

Bifurcating the issues of divorce, equitable dissolution and custody from the issue of support should not occur absent extraordinary circumstances

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March 1, 2013 at 10:01 am

*All Posts,Child-custody

In deciding the appropriate custodial arrangement, the judge must consider the child’s best interests, which are the primary and overarching consideration

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February 27, 2013 at 2:51 pm

*All Posts,Child-custody,Property-settlement-agreement,Settlement agreement

A party who seeks modification of a judgment or order that incorporates a property settlement agreement regarding custody or visitation must meet the burden of showing changed circumstances and that the agreement is no longer in the best interests of the child

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February 23, 2013 at 11:49 am

*All Posts,Child-custody

A judgment involving the custody of minor children is subject to modification at any time based on significant changed circumstances that would affect the welfare of the child

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February 21, 2013 at 10:20 am