Difference between revisions of "Custody and Access"

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*'''Conduct of a spouse:''' If a parent is unable to meet the child's needs or behaves inappropriately, access to the child may be restricted. In the past, access has been denied to non-custodial parents with a history of alcoholism, abuse, or paedophilia, or who have abducted the child or attempted to alienate the child from the other parent.

*'''Health of a spouse:''' If a parent has health problems that affect his or her ability to care for the child or his or her relationship with the child, a court may limit access.

*'''Preferences of the child:''' The court will consider the wishes of the child once they reach about ten to twelve years of age, although there really is no magic age and the court will not be bound by the child's wishes. Younger children are generally assumed to be too emotionally and intellectually immature to make a reasoned decision about access.

*'''Preferences of the child:''' The court will consider the wishes of the child once they reach about ten to twelve years of age, although there really is no magic age and the court will not be bound by the child's wishes. Younger children are generally assumed to be too emotionally and intellectually immature to make a reasoned <span class="noglossary">decision</span> about access.

There really is no "standard" pattern of access. All of these factors usually get taken into account when an access schedule is designed, and in general an access schedule can be as creative as the flexibility of the spouses and common sense allow.

There really is no "standard" pattern of access. All of these factors usually get taken into <span class="noglossary">account</span> when an access schedule is designed, and in general an access schedule can be as creative as the flexibility of the spouses and common sense allow.

A chart of different parenting schedules that accommodate some of these concerns is provided in [[Parenting after Separation]].

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 *'''Conduct of a spouse:''' If a parent is unable to meet the child's needs or behaves inappropriately, access to the child may be restricted. In the past, access has been denied to non-custodial parents with a history of alcoholism, abuse, or paedophilia, or who have abducted the child or attempted to alienate the child from the other parent.
 *'''Health of a spouse:''' If a parent has health problems that affect his or her ability to care for the child or his or her relationship with the child, a court may limit access.
-*'''Preferences of the child:''' The court will consider the wishes of the child once they reach about ten to twelve years of age, although there really is no magic age and the court will not be bound by the child's wishes. Younger children are generally assumed to be too emotionally and intellectually immature to make a reasoned decision about access.
+*'''Preferences of the child:''' The court will consider the wishes of the child once they reach about ten to twelve years of age, although there really is no magic age and the court will not be bound by the child's wishes. Younger children are generally assumed to be too emotionally and intellectually immature to make a reasoned <span class="noglossary">decision</span> about access.
-There really is no "standard" pattern of access. All of these factors usually get taken into account when an access schedule is designed, and in general an access schedule can be as creative as the flexibility of the spouses and common sense allow.
+There really is no "standard" pattern of access. All of these factors usually get taken into <span class="noglossary">account</span> when an access schedule is designed, and in general an access schedule can be as creative as the flexibility of the spouses and common sense allow.
 A chart of different parenting schedules that accommodate some of these concerns is provided in [[Parenting after Separation]].

Difference between revisions of "Custody and Access"

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