What Factors Do The Court Consider When Determining Child Custody Arrangements? – Attorneybernie.com

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00:00:04: By law in California the judge cannot make a decision unless the parties have gone to family court services and and they’ve sat down with the family court services recommending counselor it differs from County to County whether it’s recommendation or whether there’s no recommendation it differs from County to County whether attorneys are allowed in those sessions or not but essentially if the parties come to an agreement in uh with family court services or if they don’t come to an agreement in most

00:00:36: Counties there’s a recommendation that is made to the judge to say that I’ve met with these parties These are the children and this is what the Agreements are and this is what I recommend the judge is not concerned about the rights of the parents all that much certainly the parents do have rights under the law but the judge is going to focus on what is in the best interest of the children that’s going to differ from family to family so there’s no cookie cutter answer to any custody dispute the goal

00:01:07: Is to make sure that these children’s memories are their growing up is intact and healthy and that they do not have any separation anxiety issues as they become adults so it’s a very very responsible decision the judge has to make because it’s going to affect the children for the rest of their adult lives