The legal right and responsibility awarded by the court for the care of a child. Deposition Where a party or witness is asked questions orally before a court reporter. An act by which a parent relenquishes their to custody and are releived of their duty to support the child. The child is then no longer bound to the stipulations set forth in the divorce decree. Emancipation can occur when the child marries, is inducted into military service, by court order based upon the child's best interest or by when the child reaches an appropriate age.
Marital debts can also be part of the equitable distribution.
The children live with the residential custodian and visit with the non-residential parent. Both parents have an equal say in major decisions affecting the children can only be made with notice and consent. All property acquired during the course of the marriage regardless of who owns or has title to it. Mediation Process by which you work with a neutral third party to prepare your divorce agreement. This process is voluntary and non-binding.