Shared custody or joint custody occurs when a court awards the care and guardianship of a child amidst a divorce to both parents. The court distinguishes between shared legal custody regarding things like activities, education, and religion, and shared physical custody, where the child divides his time between the two parents’ homes.
Child maintenance is the financial support that is provided to aid the everyday living costs of raising a child whose parents have separated. To receive child maintenance, the child must be under 16 or under 20 and in full-time education not higher than A level. How does child maintenance work? The parent who does not …
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In Northern Ireland, Maternity Allowance is financial support that the government usually provides when an expectant mother does not qualify for statutory maternity pay.
Family breakdown can be a challenging time and there are different options for solving family law issues such as finances, property and your children’s issues. At McPartland & Sons Solicitors, we have helped create a guide that will help you understand how you can resolve your issues by means of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) without …
Parental alienation is a term that is used to describe a scenario whereby one parent uses strategies to distance one child from the other. This can sometimes also be referred to as programming, alienating, or brainwashing. Parental alienation tends to refer to the symptoms that the child experiences because of this. Below, we will explain …
In light of the coronavirus, there has been a lot of confusion regarding the rules around families and children during the lockdown. As people should only leave their homes for essential reasons, what does this mean for parents who are separated? Read on to discover more about child custody and the coronavirus. What is the …
