| Child custody has several forms, sole
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| | might not give any rights for visitation
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| custody and joint custody. Sole custody
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| | if there is fear of any physical harm or
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| means one parent gets physical as well as
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| | abuse in the history of parents, the
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| legal custody. Joint custody is another
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| | court instead of denying totally might
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| type of child custody, where both parents
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| | give supervised visitation charges.
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| get the right to have a share in making
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| | In cases where there are charges of
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| decisions for the child. There is also a
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| | abuse, especially sexual abuse hurled at
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| type of joint custody where the child
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| | one another by each parent, the court can
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| gets to stay for some period of time with
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| | give further instructions for
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| each of the parent. However, it is said
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| | investigation in case it is in doubt of
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| that this can be a bit difficult for the
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| | these charges. Though there have been a
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| child.
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| | number of cases where accusation of abuse
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| It is necessary that joint custody that
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| | has been used to get more money or to
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| both parents are co-operating with each
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| | harm the spouse's reputation.
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| other regarding decision making about the
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| | However, if the accusation of child abuse
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| child. It all depends on how the divorce
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| | does not hold true in someone's case, he
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| proceedings have been, in case of a
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| | should not be silent over the issue and
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| bitter divorce and conflict; it might be
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| | should try to gain help from several
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| better that sole custody of child is
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| | organizations which provide advice,
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| awarded to a single parent.
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| | support and sometimes legal advice. One
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| It is required by the state laws that
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| | such organization is VOCAL (Victims of
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| whichever type of custody is awarded, it
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| | Child Abuse Laws).
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| is necessary that it should be in the
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| | According to the law, visitation rights
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| best interests of the child. Unlike in
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| | and child support payments are different
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| earlier times, when mother was taken as
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| | issues, therefore though visitation has
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| the correct person to raise a child,
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| | not been allowed one is required to pay.
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| today the court looks at the fact and
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| | The court, while giving the custody of
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| selects the parent who has been playing
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| | the child might take a view of 'in best
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| an active role in raising the child.
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| | interests of the child' where it
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| The court allows periodical visitation
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| | considers several factors.
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| rights to the parent who has not been
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| | Most times both parents agree that the
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| awarded physical custody of the child;
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| | mother should get custody, but times are
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| these visits take place in the home of
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| | changing across the board and men are
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| the parent who has not been given the
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| | gaining more custody recently.
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| physical custody. However, the court
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