Custody and Parenting Time
K.S.A. 23-3203 — every relevant factor, from each parent's role to domestic abuse, the child's wishes and the school schedule
In deciding legal custody, residency and parenting time, the court considers every relevant factor, among them these.
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- Each parent's role and involvement with the child before and after the separation.
- What the parents want, and what a child of sufficient age and maturity wants.
- The child's age, emotional and physical needs, and bond with parents, siblings and others.
- The child's adjustment to home, school and community.
- Each parent's willingness to respect the child's bond with the other parent.
- Evidence of domestic abuse, including a pattern of control or an act of violence, stalking or sexual assault.
- How well the parents communicate and cooperate, their work schedules, and where they live and work.
Registered offenders and abuse convictions. The court also weighs whether a parent, or someone the parent lives with, must register as an offender or has been convicted of abuse of a child. It may order a parent to undergo a domestic violence offender assessment.
Sources for this section (1)
- K.S.A. 23-3203 — Factors considered in determination of legal custody, residency and parenting time of a child
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