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===Split custody=== | ===Split custody=== | ||
Split custody is a term used by the Federal [[Child Support Guidelines]] to describe a kind of parenting situation in which one or more of the children live | Split custody is a term used by the Federal [[Child Support Guidelines]] to describe a kind of parenting situation in which one or more of the children live mostly with each parent. The parents may have sole custody of the children in their care or they may have joint custody of all of the children, regardless of where the children live. | ||
This is a fairly unusual order as it requires the separation of siblings and there is a risk that they may grow apart from each other as time passes. These sorts of orders are only made where there is clear evidence that it is in the best interests of all of the children to fracture the family unit, such as when the siblings are constantly fighting or at each other's throats, or when one child has a particular attachment to a parent not wholly shared by the other children. In such cases, a needs of the child assessment, prepared under s. 211 of the ''[[Family Law Act]]'', confirming that the children should be split apart is essential. | This is a fairly unusual order as it requires the separation of siblings and there is a risk that they may grow apart from each other as time passes. These sorts of orders are only made where there is clear evidence that it is in the best interests of all of the children to fracture the family unit, such as when the siblings are constantly fighting or at each other's throats, or when one child has a particular attachment to a parent not wholly shared by the other children. In such cases, a needs of the child assessment, prepared under s. 211 of the ''[[Family Law Act]]'', confirming that the children should be split apart is essential. | ||