Although children are not hurt when
abuse occurs in couples, oftentimes, they are affected whenever
domestic violence happens in a home. They are helpless and sometimes
blame themselves for being the cause of the fight that leads to
violence. Even if they are not abused, they still feel they are. Most
children are anxious and sometimes struggle in school.
It is the most difficult to cope when
there are children involved during the divorce proceedings and even after the final judgment is stated.
Time will always come when they are left alone. This is where custody
comes in. Who would be responsible for the children with parents that
no longer live together? Whenever a parent has the physical custody,
the child would be spending time with that parent. And this is done
on a regular basis. Else, when both parents have the physical
custody, the child will be living at both of the parent’s home.
Meanwhile, talking about the sole physical custody, the child will be
spending a lesser time than the other parent’s home. At this point,
experienced divorce lawyers know best and can even assist parents to
develop an agreeable parenting plan. This is an agreement ordered by
the court for spouses to have a clear responsibility over the child.
Responsibilities such as physical custody wherein it talks about the
period of responsibility over the child, this includes the visitation
rights. A parent who is not given the child custody may be eligible
to visit and contact the child in a given time. In addition, legal
custody refers to the parent who makes decisions for the child. It is
important to have the knowledge on all these even if a lawyer is
hired to avoid the headaches and pains during the process. Lawyers
can give best advices and options for the parent to practice his/her
right. They understand well that being away from the child is not
only difficult for the children but for the parents as well.
