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	Arrangements for child custody
	Determining factors
	Grandparents and child custody
	Homosexual relationships
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	Mental instablility of parent
	Misc
	Nonbiological parents
	Parenting plan
	Relocating and child custody
	Tax
	Types of child custody
	Visitation

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General Child Custody Questions

What is child custody?
What are some common terms?
What is the difference between custodial parent and non-custodial parent?
What is child visitation and a ‘parenting plan’?
What are some common arrangements for child visitation?
Is marital status important in seeking child custody and visitation?
What factors go into determining custody and visitation?
Do the wishes of a child have any influence in custody decisions?
VA -- What if the child's best interest does not coincide with the parents' personal desires?
What if both parents agree on child custody and visitation?
What if the parents disagree on child custody and visitation?
Can expert witnesses be used in custody battles?
Is homosexuality an important factor in determining custody?
Does religion enter into the determination of child custody?
Does an extramarital affair have an impact on custody?
Can custody rights be modified?
What if I do not like the present custody order? Can I file for custody in another state?
Can visitation be denied to a non-custodial parent?
What happens when visitation rights are frustrated?
If child support is not paid, must visitation be allowed?
What is a visitation exchange?
What if the custodial parent wants to move away from the non-custodial parent?
Do grandparents have visitation rights?
Can grandparents be awarded custody of their grandchild(ren)?
Can nonbiological parents be awarded custody?
What happens in a custody dispute where one parent is mentally ill?
Are there juries in custody cases?
I have custody of our children. Can I claim the child as a dependent?
My ex has custody of our daughter and I have visitation rights. Ex skipped out of the state without informing me of her whereabouts. The custody agreement says she cannot leave without my permission and the courts. What are my options?
My fiancé and I want to move out of the state for a better job. Do I have to inform the biological father of the pending move? We have no formal court order regarding child custody or support. He has not seen his daughter since birth, or contributed any money.
My child's wish is to stay with me because we ‘do’ things in contrast staying with the mom who lets our child do anything she wants. Won't the judge take that into consideration in determining custody?
Under a court order I give up my kids to my ex for 4 weeks in the summer. Do I have the right to deny him those weeks because they are in conflict with the days I would like?
I have joint custody with my ex who just drops off our 5-year old child at his mom's during the school week and picks her up at 10 pm. He does not supervise her homework or her personal hygiene. Can I revise this custody arrangement?
My ex does not deliver our teenage son at the scheduled times/days. How do I go about enforcing the schedule as worked out in the court degree?
I live in one state, my ex lives in another with the children. Visitations are at his whim. Where do I go to work out a schedule?
My husband's ex is mad at him and therefore doesn't let me see his child at the court appointed times, though they both have legal joint custody. She tells him that she doesn't trust him. Can we just go and pick up the child from school?
VA -- My husband and I took in our 9-year old grandchild who essentially has been abandoned by both his biological parents. We would like custody. How do we go about it?
VA -- I married an army colonel after my divorce. He recently was re-assigned to another out-of-state base. Could my ex-husband stop us from taking the children to the new location?
VA -- My husband and I were godparents at the baptism of our best friend's child. The couple were both killed in a plane crash. The grandparents are filing for custody. Do we have any rights as godparents in this matter?
VA -- My ex-wife has had custody of our children since the divorce. It has been fours years. I would like to have physical custody of them for awhile. Under what circumstances can I obtain a change of custody?
VA -- What qualifies as a ‘material change of circumstances’?
VA -- My ex who has custody of our 7-year old son lives with someone without being married. Can custody be changed in this situation? What if it was a homosexual living arrangement?
VA -- My son is going through a divorce. I am afraid that his wife will exclude us from seeing our grandchild. Can she do this?
VA -- My ex-mate and I are divorced. I have custody of the teenagers, and he has visitation rights. My daughter has told me that he is ‘weird’ with them, not any sexual overtones, but erratic in his behavior. As a result I am concerned about my children's health and safety during his visitation periods. Can I do anything about it?
VA -- I was awarded custody of my 3-year old son after my 10-year marriage collapsed. I remarried shortly thereafter and my son considers my husband his ‘real’ dad, especially since his ‘real’ dad hasn't seen him at all. In the event that I die, can custody of my child transfer to my new husband?

Arrangements for child custody

Determining factors

Grandparents and child custody

Homosexual relationships

Is homosexuality an important factor in determining custody?

Interference with custody order

Mental instablility of parent

What happens in a custody dispute where one parent is mentally ill?

Misc

What is a visitation exchange?

Nonbiological parents

Can nonbiological parents be awarded custody?

Parenting plan

Relocating and child custody

Tax

I have custody of our children. Can I claim the child as a dependent?

Types of child custody

Visitation

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