CHILD CUSTODY SERIES: 20 Factors A Judge Must Consider When Determining Issues of Parental Responsibility and Time-Sharing
The thirteenth factor to consider is:
(m) “Evidence of domestic violence, sexual violence, child abuse, child abandonment, or child neglect, regardless of whether a prior or pending action relating to those issues has been brought. If the court accepts evidence of prior or pending actions regarding domestic violence, sexual violence, child abuse, child abandonment, or child neglect, the court must specifically acknowledge in writing that such evidence was considered when evaluating the best interests of the child.
This factor takes into consideration whether there is evidence of:
– domestic violence
– child abuse
– child abandonment
– child neglect
by either of the parents when determining parental responsibility and time-sharing.
Since the best interests of the child are the top consideration when determining parental responsibility and time-sharing, any evidence of a parent putting a child’s health and well-being at risk or in danger is taken very seriously.
A court may decide against shared parental responsibility and time-sharing if there is credible evidence that a parent committed domestic violence, child abuse, child abandonment or child neglect.
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