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joint legal; joint physical custody

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a worried sister

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MY brother lives in the state of Georgia. He has obtained joint legal and joint physical custody of his two children. My sister in law received primary care. My question is this....what rights does my brother have beyond his every wednesday and every other weekend and the vacations, holidays discussed? i.e. If he wants to take his son after school (instead of him staying in a latch-key program, to practice baseball can he do that without his wifes permission? Can he go to a 'family' dance even if his wife feels he doesn't belong? What exactly can he do as a joint/legal and joint/physical parent without needing her permission? we are very concerned as the childen are 6 and 4 years and want desperately to 'live' with daddy and 'visit mom'. The custody agreement was signed with no judge involvement. At the signing she verbally agreed that she would nature the relationship between the kids and their dad. The agreement states that both parents are capable parents. The therapist for the children wants my brother involved in the sessions but my sister in law does not. What is my brother 'allowed' to do without her ok. Thanks so much. I know what the term legal joint/ legal physical means.....but what are the rights!

[Edited by a worried sister on 02-28-2001 at 08:31 AM]
 


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lawrat

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I am a law school graduate. What I offer is mere information, not to be construed as forming an attorney client relationship.

In addition to hiring a private attorney to make a motion to amend/change the original order (after showing cause) so that your brother has sole custody and primary care and the ex only has visitation, try the following:


http://family-law.freeadvice.com/child_custody/common_terms.htm

(get a parenting plan mandated/approved by the court).


(4) In all custody cases in which the child has reached the age of
14 years, the child shall have the right to select the parent with
whom he or she desires to live. The child's selection shall be
controlling unless the parent so selected is determined not to be
a fit and proper person to have the custody of the child.

http://www.ganet.state.ga.us/cgi-bin/pub/ocode/ocgsearch?number=19&format=full



http://www.attorneypages.com (look under family law)
 

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