Child custody is very sensitive issue but it has several forms, like as sole custody and joint custody. Sole custody means one parent gets physical as well as legal custody means child can stay with that by parent that is child permanent home. Joint custody is another type of child custody, where both parents get the right to have a share in making decisions for the child while I am not sport this because both parents are saparated or divorced because they don't have same mindset . There is also a type of joint custody where the child gets to stay for some period of time with each of the parent and it is not suitable for child because child is going to be confuse. However, it is said that this can be a bit difficult for the child and emotional.
It is necessary that joint custody that both parents are co-operating with each other which is not very easy for both regarding decision making about the child. It all depends on how the divorce proceedings have been, in case of a bitter divorce and conflict; it might be better that sole custody of child is awarded to a single parent.
It is required by the state laws that whichever type of custody is awarded, it is necessary that it should be in the best interests of the child. Unlike in earlier times, when mother was taken as the correct person to raise a child, today the court looks at the fact and selects the parent who has been playing an active role in raising the child.
The court allows periodical visitation rights to the parent who has not been awarded physical custody of the child; these visits take place in the home of the parent who has not been given the physical custody. However, the court might not give any rights for visitation if there is fear of any physical harm or in the history of parents, the court instead of denying totally might give supervised visitation charges.
In cases where there are charges of physical harm especially hurled at one another by each parent, the court can give further instructions for investigation in case it is in doubt of these charges. Though there have been a number of cases where accusation of has been used to get more money or to harm the spouse’s reputation.
However, if the accusation of child does not hold true in someone’s case, he should not be silent over the issue and should try to gain help from several organizations which provide advice, support and sometimes legal advice.
According to the law, visitation rights and child support payments are different issues, therefore though visitation has not been allowed one is required to pay. The court, while giving the custody of the child might take a view of ‘in best interests of the child’ where it considers several factors.
Most times both parents agree that the mother should get custody, but times are changing across the board and men are gaining more custody recently.and some of the people take advantage of it,mother is the best person for a child who give him comfort and make children happy and try her best to make sure the kids are safe.she left her partner or husband because of his behaviour and aiming to make sure her child never become like father then this is state responsibility to make sure that mother and child get the safety and let them live together no involvement of other parent.
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