Divorces When Children Are Involved
there are very few things as traumatic as divorce and separation to Children. Therefore, people should take into consideration how their children feel, and their children’s perspective as they make their decisions. A seemingly insignificant decision can have a huge and lasting impact on a child. Therefore, parents should always be taking their Children’s Welfare and emotional well-being into consideration when figuring out child custody and child support issues when their marriage or relationship is coming to an end.
One of the very first things thats parents should do, is figure out the child custody. The reason Weiss’s Miller Boileau is because the custody Arrangements that the parents come up with is going to drastically affect the child support payments, and who is making them. And while there are a number of different options, legally, parents need to understand that there is either sole custody, or shared custody. When it comes to sole custody, it refers to one parent have access to the child more than 60% of the time. Shared custody is when a parent has custody of their child half the time, or it might be a 40% and 60% split. However, any more of a split than that, and it’s no longer considered shared custody.
It is more and more common place for parents to have shared custody of their children. However, parents should also take into consideration that if they share custody of their children, that means they may not be entitled to child support payments as mandated on the Federal Government website. The reason why is because child support payments are supposed to help offset the cost of raising a child. If both parents have the child for 50% of the time, there may not be any need for child support payments, because both parents are sharing equally in the cost of raising them. The only time this may not be true, is if there is a wage disparity between the parents. When parents might pay child support, because they might have a more difficult time making ends meet.
Once a couple has decided on the child custody Arrangements, they can start discussing child support payments. However, parents should take into consideration that if they have sole custody, or if their spouse has the sole custody, they are not free to choose whatever child support payments they want. It will be mandated by the federal government’s requirements therefore, parents should take that very seriously into consideration when they are making their decisions.
When parents can end up making the best decision for their welfare of their children, they can end up with their children having the best case scenario, which will give them the best chance at adjusting well to the parents separation or divorce. Which will end up being in the best interest of the child long-term.
Divorce & Children
divorce or separation is a stressful time for anyone’s. However, parents need to keep in mind that it is especially stressful for their children. A quarter of all divorces and separations that happened in Canada will involve minor children. This is a lot of children that may not have great coping skills on how to deal with the stress of their parents breaking up. Therefore, it’s very important that parents are keeping the welfare of their children in mind, and being mindful of this when they are going through the divorce and separation proceedings.
What are the very first things that a parent should be taking into consideration, is if they are considered dependant children according to the law. While many people make the assumption that as long as the child is over the age of majority, they are not dependant but this is not necessarily true. If the child is going to post-secondary institutions, or if they have an illness or disability that prevents them from leaving the care of their parents, they will be considered dependant. How long they will be considered a dependant May Factor huge into the child custody and child support Arrangements that the parents agree to.
That’s Bentley, when both parents puts the best possible outcome of the child that is in custody, they will be able to end up with the best circumstances for their kids. They may not believe that their children can understand what’s going on, but children can be much more perceptive than they think. not only should be watch what they say in front of their children. But they also needs to ensure that they are always acting but their children’s best interest in mind. When they do this, they will be able to end up with their children having the best possible outcome, and that should be everybody’s goal.
If parents are truly unable to come up with an agreement, they should not relinquish their control to the courts. App or agreement is better than a court-appointed agreement for a lot of reasons. The first thing parents need to do, is come in to get mediation or collaboration. With a neutral, third-party lawyer, they may be able to more successfully navigate the difficult circumstances of arranging child custody and child support. Also, parents should want to avoid having the Court decide where their child lives, how much they see the other parents and where they go to school just to name a few. Even though the court will act in the child’s best interest, no one is more qualified than the parents are at that.
A couple should always ensure that their child is being looked after in all circumstances. This is including through separations and divorces. It may be very difficult to put the feelings for each other on the back burner in order to come up with a child support and child custody in that is in the best interest of the children. But when parents are successful at doing this, their children will benefits.
Early in her legal practice, influenced by her late uncle who was a Justice of the Court of Queen’s Bench, Marla Miller, K.C. became a Family Law Mediator. She has been helping families through mediation for over 30 years. In 2001 she, along with Pierre Boileau, K.C. and others, was one of the founding members of the Association of Collaborative Professionals (Edmonton). She has been an active volunteer with that Association ever since.
One of the first Family and Divorce Lawyers in Edmonton to make a commitment to give up litigation as an option, Marla remains passionate about helping her clients settle outside of court by finding agreements that meet their needs and interests. As both a Registered Collaborative Family Lawyer and a Registered Family Mediator, Marla is one of the most experienced family Mediators in Edmonton.