Judges in contested child custody cases consider many factors including the developmental stages and needs of the child and the demonstrated capacity and disposition of each parent to meet the child's developmental needs. Litigating parents should journal how they meet their child's specific needs.
Factors Judges Consider for Child Custody Determinations Part 18
Judges in child custody cases consider the capacity and disposition of each parent to protect the child from the ongoing litigation as demonstrated by not discussing the litigation with the child, not sharing documents or electronic media related to the litigation with the child, and refraining from disparaging comments about the other parent to the child.
Factors Judges Consider for Child Custody Determinations Part 17
As one of the many factors for a child custody determination in Florida, judges consider the demonstrated capacity and disposition of each parent to maintain an environment for the child which is free from substance abuse.
Factors Judges Consider for Child Custody Determinations Part 16
Judges in Florida need to consider the demonstrated capacity and disposition of each parent to participate and be involved in the child's school and extracurricular activities when making a child custody determination.
Factors Judges Consider for Child Custody Determinations Part 15
Child Custody Factor #15: Judges consider the particular parenting tasks customarily performed by each parent. A parenting task is work conducted by a parent to care for a child which may include changing diapers, feeding a child, helping a child get dressed, brushing a child's hair, bathing a child, cleaning up after a child, putting a child in a car seat, doing laundry, taking a child to the doctor's office, brushing a child's teeth or ensuring that a child brushes his or her own teeth, helping a child with homework, etc.
Factors Judges Consider for Child Custody Determinations Part 14
Child Custody Factor #14: Evidence that either parent has knowingly provided false information to the court regarding any prior or pending action regarding domestic violence, sexual violence, child abuse, child abandonment, or child neglect.
Factors Judges Consider for Child Custody Determinations Part 14
Child Custody Factor #14: Evidence that either parent has knowingly provided false information to the court regarding any prior or pending action regarding domestic violence, sexual violence, child abuse, child abandonment, or child neglect.
Factors Judges Consider for Child Custody Determinations Part 13
Child Custody Factor #13. Divorce and paternity judges consider the demonstrated capacity of each parent to communicate with and keep the other parent informed of issues and activities regarding the minor child, and the willingness of each parent to adopt a unified front of all major issues when dealing with the child when making a child custody determination.
Factors Judges Consider for Child Custody Determinations Part 12
This 20 part series tracks what Judges are required to consider when making child custody and parenting plan determinations to help parents focus on what is relevant to the Judge to effectively present their divorce, paternity or modification case.
Factors Judges Consider for Child Custody Determinations Part 11
Child Custody Factor #11: Evidence of domestic violence, sexual violence, child abuse, child abandonment, or child neglect.
