What happens when the courts decide on Child Custody Issues?
When a court has the burden of determining issues concerning custody, the child custody laws of their state help to guide them. When courts do decide how child custody will be arranged, they typically will award sole custody to one parent or perhaps joint or shared custody to both of the parents; however, courts rarely attempt anything creative with child custody as they don’t want to potentially create future problems. However, most, if not all, courts will make it clear that the guiding principle with child custody laws is what may be in the best interest of the child or children. Knowing something about child custody laws, specifically sole custody and joint or shared custody can help a parent who is going through a child custody dispute to better understand their options and the possibilities and also what is meant by the term “best interests.” The Divorce Doctors mediators who will conduct your divorce mediation are divorce lawyers who understand Child Custody Laws and the issues
