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Below, and in the subsequent five articles, I will attempt to go through some of the most important Louisiana child custody laws and also some of the orders that are commonly associated with a child custody award. But before getting into this, it should be noted that the role of a divorce attorney is not simply to know the law. In fact, it can even be more important to know how the law is applied to the various facts that a case presents. It is crucial to understand that the law is comprised of people who are generally trying to be reasonable and fair to all based upon the facts given - in other words they are trying to apply common sense. This means that the law gives a lot of flexibility to the courts to deal with the facts that they are presented. While these articles attempt to go over a lot of what the law says regarding the basic structure of child custody and what courts are instructed to do, this does not mean that it is not equally as important to understand what is fair and reasonable pursuant to the facts of the particular situation that you present. This is not to say that the actual text of divorce law is not also important. A good way of thinking about it is that the law can provide guidance and is really the first step in out how a court makes a decision. The next step being a determination of what is fair and reasonable based on previous life and professional experience compared with the facts of a particular case.In the most general sense, there are simply a couple of options regarding child custody. Parents can either have sole or joint custody or a grandparent or other relative can seek custody. (Obviously, there are other options such as adoption etc.). Joint custody is assumed to be in the child's best interest. This means that a parent seeking sole custody must show why joint custody is not in the child's best interests. (In practice, a divorce attorney will typically not prove that joint custody is not in the child's best interests rather he or she will simply advocate for sole custody.) When a court determines a joint custody arrangement, it must designate one of the parties as the domiciliary parent - the parents who will make the decisions for the child when the parents are unable to agree. By consent, the parties can be co-domiciliary parents. The overwhelming numbers of cases are with regard to joint and/or sole custody. And with these types of cases the law is typically very straightforward. In fact it is so simple that it can be questioned why you would need an attorney at all. Again, though, the issue is that applying the law to the particular facts of the case is where the lawyer's role is important. The subsequent articles will attempt to explain this further in addition to the various child custody orders in Louisiana.Will Beaumont is a divorce lawyer in New Orleans. This article is strictly informational and not legal advice. Article Tags: Child Custody, Joint Custody, Child's Best, Sole Custody
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