50/50. joint equal custody

What Are the Chances My Child’s Father Will Get 50/50 Custody in Utah if I Only Knew Him for a Few Months Before Getting Pregnant and He Was MIA Until He Was Ordered to Pay Child Support?

If you are a fit parent (not abusive, not neglectful, not suffering from any disability that renders you unable to provide the care and support the child needs, and can…

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Do Dads Fail to Win Joint Custody Because They Are Less Competent Parents? Bad Litigants?

Very good question. Tricky question too. Not because it’s hard to answer (it isn’t), but because it’s a tricky question to understand accurately. I don’t find that otherwise decent and deserving fathers…

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Is 50/50 custody likely when the parents live in the same neighborhood?

What is the likelihood of reverting to 50/50 custody when the parents live in the same neighborhood? Mom still cares for the child over 80% Your question states in part,…

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What does temporary custody without prejudice mean?

It means that the child custody order is a temporary, as opposed to a permanent and final, order of the court.  Why would a court enter a temporary child custody…

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