Louisville Fathers Rights
In Kentucky, a parent may be awarded joint custody, sole custody, or shared custody of a child, depending on many factors. A Louisville dads rights are at stake in each child custody arrangement.
Louisville Fathers Rights To Custody
The court will look at a child’s adaptability to home and school, the child’s wishes, what the parents would like, the relationship of parents to child, the physical and mental health of the parents, and whether there is a history of domestic violence.
Parents who have joint custody share in the legal, educational, medical, and religious decisions of their child. One parent is deemed the custodial parent, and the other is the non-custodial parent who has reasonable visitation. Since the playing field often leans toward the mother being named the custodial parent even in cases of joint custody, it’s important to have a Louisville fathers rights attorney on your side to advocate on your behalf.
Shared custody requires that parents live nearby and are able to cooperate fully in the raising of their child. Each parent in this custody arrangement has the child for equal amounts of time.
Sole custody gives one parent custody and the other reasonable visitation. Sometimes supervised visitation is required. In this custody arrangement, a Louisville dads rights can be challenged.
Cordell & Cordell attorneys protect fathers rights in Louisville. Call 1-866-DADS-LAW to schedule an appointment and learn what a Kentucky fathers rights attorney can do for you.
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Written by Joseph E. Cordell
Joseph E. Cordell is the Principal Partner at Cordell and Cordell, P.C., which he founded in 1990 with his wife, Yvonne. Over the past 25 years, the firm has grown to include more than 100 offices in 30 states, as well as internationally in the United Kingdom. Mr. Cordell is licensed to practice in the states of Illinois and Missouri and received his LL.M. from Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri. Joseph E. Cordell was named one of the Top 10 Best Family Law Attorneys for Client Satisfaction in Missouri.
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