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Custodial Parent FAQs

Understanding Your Rights and Responsibilities

Common Questions Parents Ask

  • Who decides where the child lives?
  • What is a custodial parent?
  • Who makes decisions for the child?
  • Who gets to decide a child's medical care?
  • Who gets to make schooling or educational decisions for the child?
  • What do you need to do to become the parent for custody?
  • How do I get to be the custodial parent?
  • What is the difference between a custodial and non-custodial parent?
  • What are the rights of the parent?
  • Can the parent move the child to wherever they want?
  • Why does a custodial parent always get to receive child support?
  • Does the parent ever have to pay child support?
  • How do I know if I am the parent for custody?
  • Who decides which parent gets to be the custodial parent?
  • Why does the mother always get to be that parent?

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