Final say on who is awarded child custody is in the hands of South Carolina court.

The basis for making an award is what South Carolina deems to be in the best interests of the child. Best interests of the child is derived from a number of factors including health, lifestyle, and financial situation of each parent as well as the childs age, gender, health, current living situation, and relationship with each parent. The court may also consider preference made by older children and teenagers regarding which parent they would prefer to have custody.

Child custody typically is two entities, legal and physical custody, they are different.

Legal custody gives a parent the right and responsibility to make major decisions in the best interests of the child such as medical, dental, education, and religious choices. Joint legal custody would give both parents say in major decisions, this is usually awarded.

Physical custody determines whom the child will live with. Many times physical custody is awarded to one parent and the other parent is awarded generous visitation rights such as weekends, holidays, and shared vacation time. Joint physical can be awarded but it is a little harder.

If South Carolina laws are going to award joint custody to both parents there are factors to be considered, some of these factors included are:

  • How often will the child be moved around?

  • Will the parents be able to cordially interact or will there be ill will and they won’t be able to agree or get along?

  • Are the living arrangements conducive to the child’s best interest?

Another Type of joint custody is called “bird nesting”. This is where the child lives one place and each parent takes turn living with the child.

South Carolina as most all states do not want to determine child custody, what they do is make sure the best interests of the child is at the forefront of any decisions.

If you and your ex can work out an agreement regarding your children that is satisfying to everyone involved, then you two would have made the decision that is best for your child and will have left the courts out of it. You both will be able to move on and start over and you will have saved a lot in attorney fees.

If both of you are ready to tear each other apart and there is no agreement in site then you need to prepare yourself to do what is needed to gain custody of your child.

If anger, resentment, ill will, disillusionment etc is the focus of your agreement then you must have the right information at your finger tips that will guide you out of the other end of this mess with custody of your child.

The actions and reactions coming from you can be used against you, people you may trust can turn by choice or accidentally share information that could later haunt you.

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