I have heard that in the U.S. they will remove the custody of the children from the protective parents? WHY? I believe the Lawyers and the entire Court entouage abuse, abuse, and abuse somemore and get paid for it !!!
2007-10-19 10:49:37 · 3 answers · asked by Lea S 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Your question is whether you litigate or mediate. You definitely want to mediate. You can hire a trained mediator yourself without using an attorney. If you reach an agreement, the mediator will instantly draw up the agreement while you want and you'll sign it then and it becomes a contract. You can then take it to a lawyer to draw up the paperwork. A good mediator can think of solutions that have never occurred to either of you. Divorce cases have no priority in the courts and could take years to be heard if your court system is busy. In my state they would send you to mediation anyway. I really don't understand the rest of your question. Courts do not remove the custody of the children from the protective parents. The children stay with one parent or the other (or share with both) unless both parents are abusive or neglectful. I completely disagree with your last sentence. The last thing the courts want to do is disrupt the lives of the children.
2007-10-19 11:11:04 · answer #1 · answered by David M 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The family law courts certainly have their problems trying to do what is right by the people involved. However, the best way to process a divorce is for the parties to draft and sign their own settlement agreement without attorney intervention. Of course, if you were able to agree on dissolution amicably, then you probably could have agreed on living as husband and wife amicably as well. You just didn't put enough effort into your mutual living arrangements.
That's beside the point. Your settlement agreement must adress the topics of property division, child care, custody and visitation, support payments for spouse and for children and then when it is all to be considered final. You submit your mutually signed agreement to the judge along with your Proposed Judgment form and let the court handle it from there. In California we call it an uncontested divorce settlement. It is the easiest way to process the dissolution.
2007-10-19 11:00:49 · answer #2 · answered by rac 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
look hun, to make it easy on you... The bottom line in the us is how much are you willing to pay to keep custody. if you're rich you can get away with anything you want in the US !!! Money Talks baby
2007-10-19 10:55:25 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋