Navigating Child Custody Disputes
Child custody disputes can be one of the most difficult situations for a parent to navigate. They can be time-consuming and often involve heightened emotional conflicts between the parents (and potentially even children as well).
Whether your custody dispute is a part of a divorce, or you and the other parent were never married, you should talk to an experienced child custody lawyer at Colburn Hintze Maletta for assistance with your case.
When it comes to child custody issues, the attorney’s at Colburn Hintze Malletta aggressively fight for our clients and what is in their children’s best interest. Continue reading below to get a better understanding of the different key elements pertaining to child custody.
Child Custody in Arizona
Under Arizona law, child custody is broken down into two component parts, including legal decision-making authority and parenting time. ,.
Pursuant to ARS 25-401, decision-making authority refers to the ability to make major decisions about a child’s education, health care, religion, and personal care. This is also known as legal custody and may be granted to one (i.e. sole legal decision-making authority) or both parents (i.e. joint legal decision-making authority).
Parenting time, on the other hand, refers to the time each parent is granted to spend with his or her child, and is also referred to as .
In Arizona child custody cases, each parent’s amount of time with a child may be shared on an equal basis or a less-than-equal basis.
In fact, depending on the situation, some parents may only be granted supervised visits with their children. However, Arizona family courts tend to start with the presumption that a will benefit from having substantial, frequent, and meaningful contact with both parents, and will only grant limited time to a parent when there are concerns surrounding the child’s safety with the parent.
Arizona family courts ultimately enter parenting time and legal decision-making authority ordered based on the children’s “best interest” by considering the factors listed in ARS 25-403.
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