When courts initially determine child custody cases, they generally consider the interests of the child and make the most suited parent the custodial parent based on many variables. However, as circumstances change, Child Custody Changes Queens may also be needed. Often, these circumstances involve the living arrangements of the custodial parent and the child.
After parents remove themselves to separate homes, children often undergo difficult transitions to new homes, schools, neighborhoods, and possibly, families. Should a child be unable to make this adjustment, arrangements may need to be made to have custody changed to the other parent. If a child either continually runs away to the other parent or has reached an age enabling them to maturely choose which parent they would prefer to have custody, Child Custody Changes Queens may be appropriate. If the custodial parent remarries, the child may also have difficulty adjusting to a new family. Any abusive member of the step-family who creates a situation that may cause emotional or physical harm to the child justifies the child returning to the home of the other parent to live. Other circumstances which may change the custody needs of the child relate to the health of the custodial parent. If the custodial parent begins to abuse alcohol or drugs, becomes incarcerated, receives an accusation of child molestation, or dies, the child should return to the custody of the other parent. All of these circumstances indicate a need for changes in child custody arrangements.
When a parent moves out of state, particularly if that parent has custody, other questions of custody changes may arise. The Parental Kidnapping Prevention Act is a federal statute designed to prevent parents from taking a child out of state in order to file for custody changes in a different jurisdiction. However, when a parent must move, the non-custodial parent may object to the move because of the strain it will put on the relationship between the parent and the child. In these instances, the parental relationship, the amount of strain, the child’s preference, and the reasons for the move are generally considered before custody changes are made.
