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Petition Custody Form With Child In Phoenix
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Phoenix
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US-00277
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Mothers historically have won more custody battles due to traditional roles and perceptions of mothers as the primary caregivers.
Arizona courts consider factors such as the child's needs, parental involvement, and each parent's ability to provide a nurturing environment when determining custody arrangements. This information is often outlined in a parenting plan to ensure the child's well-being and development.
Child custody cases in Arizona can take three months to a year to conclude because of the many things that influence the case. It can take longer than that if both parents do not discuss an agreement.
The court shall consider all relevant factors, including: The past, present and potential future relationship between the parent and the child. The interaction and interrelationship of the child with the parent or parents, the siblings and any other person who may significantly affect the best interests of the child.
If a child doesn't want to live with a parent, it might be a safety issue. If your child is old enough, ask what is happening there that makes him or her not want to go. For small children, ask them to draw a picture of life at Daddy's house. A professional counselor and lawyers might need to be involved.
If a married couple separates but does not file for legal separation or divorce, both parents would still share physical and legal custody. Each parent would have just as much right to take the child as they did before the separation.
In Arizona, a parent can be charged with the crime of custodial interference if s/he takes, entices (persuades) or withholds any child from the other parent and denies that parent access to any child even before there is a court order regarding legal decision-making and parenting time.
Even with a custody order granting him visitation or shared custody, your son cannot remove the children from Arizona without the mother's written permission or a court order allowing relocation.
Once paternity has been satisfactorily proven, the unmarried father is given the same rights a divorced father gets in Arizona. That means that he can now go to court – or to the mother – and request equal parenting time as well as other rights afforded to a parent in regard to a child's upbringing.