Child Custody Agreement Forms
Child custody agreement forms cover a whole range of forms that you may need in the ongoing relationship you have with your child and the other parent.
There are many child custody forms that you may need from time to time including-
- Forms to organize child visitation rights/arrangements
- Forms to change an existing custody or visitation order
- Forms seeking to change child support arrangements
- Forms applying for a declaration under the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act
- Proof of service of summons
- Schedule of assets and liabilities
- Forms for petition for custody and support of minor children
- A request for hearing to set aside voluntary declaration of paternity
- Child custody and visitation attachment
The legal system loves it’s forms and paperwork and it is important to have the right child custody agreement forms when applying for any of the various requests you might have to a court, whether in relation to custody, visitation, modifying orders already made or whatever purpose you need the form for.
Child Custody Agreement Forms State By State
It is important that you use the correct forms for your state and these forms will be available on the courts website of your state. A little searching around and you will find the forms you need for practically any situation.
It is important to be honest and truthful in filling out any custody forms that you need because not to do so can be quite serious and can be held to be contempt of court which is a criminal offense.
It is important also to try and have your forms checked either by the court office staff or a legal professional as you do not want to prejudice your application by failing to fill out the child custody form incorrectly or leave any hostages to fortune.
Child Custody Agreement Form
If you are looking for a standard child custody agreement form you would be well advised to steer clear of any cookie cutter approach as the circumstances of each family will be different and require a customized agreement for your particular circumstances. Any good custody lawyer will be able to draft such a custody agreement for you and some of the topics that will need to be dealt with include
- The ongoing welfare of the child including child support and who has custody
- Who has day to day care of the child and what is the role of the other parent in making “global decisions” regarding medical, educational and guardianship of the child
- The assets/liabilities of each parent should be dealt with and the role any pensions of either parent will play in the agreement
- Visitation rights and arrangements
- Arrangements for holiday time and the child being taken out of the state and/or country.
Child Custody And Visitation Agreement
Set out below you will find a child custody and visitation agreement. You must look at this with a view to having a property child custody agreement drafted by a child custody attorney and have it adapted to your particular needs and circumstances. Treat this child custody agreement form as simply a starting point to allow you to think about some of the issues that you will need dealt with in your child custody agreement.
Child Custody and Visitation Agreement
________________________________________ (“Custodian”) shall have custody of ________________________________________ (“Child”), and control and supervision of _________ [his or her] upbringing, subject to the following:
1. ________________________________________ (“Non-Custodial Parent”) shall have the right to visit the Child once each week, on either of the following days, between the following hours, respectively: (A) on ______________ [day of the week] between _________________ [starting hour] and ______________ [ending hour] or ______________ [alternate starting hour] and ______________ [alternate ending hour]; or (B) on ______________ [day of the week] between _________________ [starting hour] and ______________ [ending hour] or ______________ [alternate starting hour] and ______________ [alternate ending hour].
It is agreed that the Non-Custodial Parent will notify the Custodian on or before ___________________________ [day of the week and time of day] whether the Non-Custodial Parent intends to visit the Child and on which of the designated days and times. If the day or hour selected is inconvenient, the Custodian will notify the Non-Custodial Parent no later than ___________________________ [day of the week and time of day], and the Non-Custodial Parent shall be permitted to visit the Child the alternate day or during the alternate hours.
2. Nothing contained in this agreement shall be construed as an obligation or a duty on the part of the Non-Custodial Parent to accept custody of the Child at the time or for the periods indicated. The intention of the parties is that the Non-Custodial Parent’s right of visitation shall be entirely optional to Non-Custodial Parent, and should the Non-Custodial Parent so desire, Non-Custodial Parent may waive the privilege of visitation on any occasion and for any reason, without waiving Non-Custodial Parent’s right to future visits.
3. _____ Not applicable, or _____ Due to the present immaturity of the Child, the Non-Custodial Parent shall not at the present time be entitled to take the Child away from the Custodian’s home for any period of time. However, if at a later date, when the Child becomes older, the Child personally expresses a wish or desire to accompany his/her Non-Custodial Parent and spend with that parent a period of time other than the periods set forth in this agreement, the Custodian will consent to such partial custody at that time and for such period.
4. The Custodian shall promptly notify the Non-Custodial Parent in the event of illness of the Child. The word “illness” shall be deemed to mean any illness, other than any illness from which the Child is now suffering, which shall confine the Child to bed for more than two days.
5. On all matters of importance relating to the Child’s health and education, the Custodian shall consult and confer with the Non-Custodial Parent, with a view to adopting and following a harmonious policy.
6. Neither party shall do anything which may estrange the Child from the other.
________________________________________ Date: ______________
Signature of Non-Custodial Parent
________________________________________
Non-Custodial Parent’s Printed or Typed Name
________________________________________ Date: ______________
Signature of Custodian
________________________________________
Custodian’s Printed or Typed Name
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