Legal Decision-Making Attorneys in Mesa

我们的儿童监护律师服务于东谷的家庭

在亚利桑那州，“法律决策”一词在2013年取代了“儿童监护权”一词. In Title 25 of the Arizona Revised Statutes, Marital and Domestic Relations, 第四章特别提到了亚利桑那州的所有儿童监护法. 这些包括所有的法律决策和育儿时间的法庭命令. The consequence of the state’s decision to use legal decision-making over child custody is that Arizona courts don’t decide who gets custody of the children; instead, 他们决定谁对孩子有法律决策权.

If you and your spouse are getting a divorce and have children, 确保他们继续享受同样水平的护理是需要考虑的最重要的事情之一. At Edwards & Petersen | PLC, 我们的梅萨法律决策律师可以帮助您度过这个复杂且往往充满情感的过程.

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Legal Decision-Making vs. Parenting Time

Legal decision-making is the legal right of one parent (or both, (共同或共同决定)为孩子做出所有非紧急法律决定, including choices regarding healthcare, religion, and education. Additionally, legal decision-making means legal custody.

育儿时间是指父母双方安排的看望孩子的时间. During this time, 父母负责日常的育儿决定，即使他们被授予共同的法律决策权，也可以做出紧急决定.

How Legal Decision-Making Is Determined

法院根据孩子的最大利益来决定法律决策和养育时间.

Contributing factors include:

• 孩子与父母和其他家庭成员(如兄弟姐妹)的关系
• 与父母一方或双方的问题，比如有家庭暴力史
• The mental and physical health of all parties
• 孩子的愿望，如果他们的年龄和成熟度适合表达这些愿望

亚利桑那州的法律假定共同的法律决策符合孩子的最大利益, but this presumption can be overruled.

当决定给予单独或共同的法律决策和育儿时间时, the court considers a number of factors, always with the goal of determining what is best for the child.

These include but are not limited to:

• Agreements reached by the parents (or lack thereof)
• The cause behind a lack of an agreement
• The parents’ ability to cooperate with each other
• Logistic issues

Third-Party Legal Decision-Making Rights

In Arizona, “第三方”(孩子的法定父母以外的人)可以申请法定决策权或探视权.

In order to do this, the third party needs to show that:

• He/she is in loco parentis to the child. 这个词来自拉丁语，意思是“代替父母”，指的是承担父母身份和对孩子负责的人.
• 把孩子交给寻求法律决策权的父母中的任何一方照顾，都不符合孩子的最大利益.
• 在第三方提出申请之前的12个月内，“有管辖权”的法院既没有颁布或批准与养育时间或法律决策有关的命令. 如果申请人能够证明儿童的现有环境正在危及他/她的精神健康，则可以绕过这一时限, physical, or emotional health.

此外，第三方还必须证明下列其中一项:

• At least one of the child’s legal parents is deceased.
• 在提交申请时，孩子的合法父母还没有结婚.
• 在提交请愿书时，孩子的合法父母的婚姻解除或合法分居尚未解决.

Arizona Child Custody Relocation

If you share joint or legal custody and want to relocate, 你必须提前通知你孩子的另一位家长你要搬家. That parent can then petition the court to stop the relocation.

在安置案件中，法官主要关心的是孩子的福利. 在决定搬迁是否符合儿童的最大利益时，他们会考虑以下因素:

• The reason for moving
• Whether or not the quality of life will improve for the child
• The relationship between the child and each parent
• 不动的孩子和父母之间的关系会是什么样子
• The child’s relationship with any siblings
• The adjustment the child will have to go through
• The child’s preference (if they are old enough)

搬家的父母有责任证明搬家是为了孩子的最大利益. 如果你想要搬家，或者你孩子的另一位父母想要搬家，获得法律帮助是很重要的. The team at Edwards & Petersen | PLC can help.

Hire a Skilled Family Law Attorney

有这么多的利害关系和这么多的变数要考虑，你需要一个在亚利桑那州经验丰富的律师 family law 帮助证明你是对你的孩子有法律决策权的父母. The Mesa child custody attorneys at Edwards & 无论我们是通过调解还是诉讼解决您的案件，Petersen | PLC都准备为您而战.

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