scholarly journals Joint Physical Custody After Parental Separation: A Polish Perspective

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 87-106
Author(s):  
Katarzyna Kamińska ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Child Custody ◽  
Family Court ◽  
The Family ◽  
The Face ◽  
Swedish Experience ◽  
Parenting Agreement ◽  
Child Custody Law ◽  
Polish Law ◽  
Joint Physical Custody ◽  
Physical Custody

The aim of this paper was to present the characteristics of joint physical custody in Polish family law. For this purpose the relevant regulations of the Polish law were analysed. In the paper, the substantive as well as the procedural provisions were compared. The Family Court may award joint physical custody if the parties have made an agreement, consistent with the welfare of the child, or in the absence of such a parenting agreement, having regard to a child’s right to both parents. One hypothesis assumes that joint physical custody does not mean only symmetric child custody arrangements, and its proper application by courts is determined by taking into account many different factors. In the paper, the results of the examination referred to joint custody in child custody law in Germany and the Swedish experience of joint physical custody, were presented. The main advantage of joint physical custody is to provide both parents equal control over decision regarding a child’s upbringing and to split the time that a child spends living with each of them. This paper contains a reflection on joint physical custody in the face of COVID-19. The current pandemic is having an enormous impact on families. During this particular time, it is time to become more cooperative and more fluid, not less.

Verblijfsco‐ouderschap en de relaties tussen ouders en stiefouders

2013 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 1-33
Author(s):  
Sofie Vanassche ◽  
Koen Matthijs
Keyword(s):  
Parental Communication ◽  
Partner Relationship ◽  
Biological Parents ◽  
The Family ◽  
In De Praktijk ◽  
Negative Effect ◽  
Joint Physical Custody ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Physical Custody

Gezagsco‐ouderschap na scheiding is de wettelijke norm sinds 1995. Daarnaast is het voorbije decennium een duidelijke toename te zien van het aandeel kinderen in verblijfsco‐ouderschap. Er is op heden weinig geweten over de impact van deze evoluties op de gezinsprocessen binnen nieuwsamengestelde gezinnen. In deze studie gaan we na hoe de relaties tussen biologische ouders en de verblijfsregeling van kinderen na echtscheiding samenhangen met de kwaliteit van de relatie met een nieuwe partner, en de betrokkenheid van die partner bij de opvoeding van de kinderen. We gebruiken hiervoor de data van Scheiding in Vlaanderen, met informatie over 382 stiefvaderconfiguraties en 366 stiefmoederconfiguraties met een kind tussen 4 en 18 jaar oud. In tegenstelling tot de juridische regelgeving blijken ex‐partners in de praktijk weinig onderling te communiceren over de opvoeding van het kind. De ouderlijke eenheid met de nieuwe partner is vaak veel sterker en bovendien sterk gerelateerd aan de kwaliteit van de nieuwe partnerrelatie. Het samen opvoeden door ex‐partners is bovendien sterker gerelateerd met conflicten dan het samen opvoeden met een nieuwe partner. Ex‐partners met kinderen in verblijfsco‐ouderschap communiceren wel vaker over het kind dan ex‐partners met kinderen in een voltijds moeder ‐ of vaderverblijf. De frequentie van opvoedingsgerelateerde communicatie met de nieuwe partner is onafhankelijk van de frequentie van opvoedingsgerelateerde communicatie met de ex‐partner. Een goede relatie tussen de ex‐partners heeft bovendien ook geen negatieve effecten op de nieuwe partnerrelatie. Abstract :  Joint legal custody following divorce is the legal norm since 1995. In addition, there is an increasing proportion of children with divorced parents in joint physical custody arrangements. We currently know little about the impact of these evolutions on the family processes within stepfamilies. In the present study, we explore the association between the relationships between biological parents following divorce, the custody arrangement of children, the quality of the new partner relationship and the involvement of that new partner in childrearing. We use data of the research project Divorce in Flanders with information on 382 stepfather configurations and 366 stepmother configurations with a child between 4 and 18 years old. In contrast with the normative context, ex‐partners communicate in practice very little on childrearing aspects. The parental union with the new partner is often much stronger, and strongly related to a good partner relationship. In addition, co‐parenting by ex‐partners is more strongly associated with more frequent conflict compared to co‐parenting within the new partner relationship. Ex‐partners with children in joint physical custody communicate however more frequently regarding childrearing issues than ex‐partners with children in mother or father custody.  The frequency of co‐parental communication within the new partner relationship is not related to the frequency of co‐parental communication between the ex‐partners. Finally, a good relationship between ex‐partners has no negative effect on the quality of the new partner relationship.

scholarly journals Children’s Experiences of Stress in Joint Physical Custody

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lara Augustijn
Keyword(s):  
Well Being ◽  
Linear Regression Models ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Convenience Sample ◽  
Family Dissolution ◽  
Care Arrangement ◽  
The Family ◽  
Joint Physical Custody ◽  
Physical Custody ◽  
Custody Arrangements

Abstract Background Joint physical custody is a parental care arrangement in which children live roughly an equal amount of time with each parent after family dissolution, residing alternately in each of the two parental households. Because joint physical custody is characterised by fathers’ continued involvement in their children’s lives, this care arrangement is believed to compensate for the negative effects of family dissolution, and to contribute to children’s well-being in post-separation families. Objective This study aims to investigate potential differences in the experiences of stress of children living in joint physical custody and sole physical custody arrangements, while considering both the proportion of time the children spend with each of their parents and the number of transitions the children make between the parental households. Methods Based on data from the Family Models in Germany (FAMOD) study, a national convenience sample, linear regression models were estimated for 297 children between the ages of 11 and 14. Results The statistical analysis suggests that there was no significant association between the physical custody type (sole physical custody vs. joint physical custody) and the children’s levels of stress. In addition, the results revealed that children’s experiences of stress did not depend on how often they moved between their parents’ households. Conclusions This study does not corroborate the assumption that joint physical custody has a protective effect on children, but instead suggests that different physical custody arrangements are associated with different stressors that lead to similar levels of stress in children living in different post-separation families.

Verblijfsregelingen en welbevinden van kinderen : Verschillen naar gezinskenmerken

2013 ◽  
Vol 3 (11) ◽  
pp. 1-29
Author(s):  
An Katrien Sodermans ◽  
Sofie Vanassche ◽  
Koen Matthijs
Keyword(s):  
Parent Child Relationship ◽  
Child Relationship ◽  
The Family ◽  
Sole Custody ◽  
Joint Physical Custody ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Physical Custody ◽  
Parent Child ◽  
Custody Arrangements

Sinds 2006 werd het verblijfsco‐ouderschap na scheiding als voorkeursregeling opgenomen in de Belgische wet.Buitenlands onderzoek toonde aan dat kinderen doorgaans een hoger welbevinden vertonen in verblijfsco‐ouderschap dan in een eenouderverblijf. Deze studie onderzocht de relatie tussen de verblijfsregeling van 707Vlaamse kinderen tussen 10 en 21 jaar oud en hun subjectief welbevinden. Daarbij werd ook de rol van drie ge‐zinskenmerken bestudeerd: ouderlijk conflict, de ouder‐kindrelatie en de aanwezigheid van stiefouders. De datavan het ‘Scheiding in Vlaanderen’ onderzoek werden gebruikt. Er waren geen verschillen in subjectief welbevin‐den naargelang de verblijfsregeling van kinderen, onder controle van socio‐economische en demografische ach‐tergrondkenmerken. Bovendien was er geen modererende invloed van de drie gezinskenmerken op de relatietussen verblijfsregeling en subjectief welbevinden. Verblijfsco‐ouderschap lijkt een betere relatie tussen het kinden beide ouders te faciliteren in vergelijking met een eenouderverblijf. In verblijfsco‐ouderschap is er gemiddeldgenomen iets meer ouderlijk conflict dan in een eenouderverblijf, maar dit blijft beperkt tot een niveau dat nietschadelijk is voor het welbevinden. Abstract : Since 2006, a legal recommendation for joint physical custody in included in the Belgian custody law.Earlier research showed that children in joint physical custody have in general better outcomes thanchildren in sole custody arrangements. This study examines the association between joint physicalcustody and adolescent wellbeing and whether this relationship is conditioned by the degree of pa‐rental conflict, the quality of the parent‐child relationship and the complexity of the family configura‐tion of mother and father. We use from the Divorce in Flanders survey, and we have information on707 children between 10 and 21 years old with divorced parents. Overall, the subjective wellbeing ofchildren in joint physical custody was similar to that of children in other custody arrangements. Wefound no support for moderating effects of parental conflict, quality of the relationship with motherand father, and the presence of a new partner in the parental households. Joint physical custodyseems to facilitate a better parent‐child relationship with both parents when compared to sole cus‐tody. In joint physical custody, parents have more occasional conflicts, but this is limited to a levelthat is not harmful for children.

Mansfield Park

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jane Austen ◽  
Jane Stabler
Keyword(s):  
The Novel ◽  
Mansfield Park ◽  
Sexual Jealousy ◽  
The Family ◽  
The World ◽  
The Face

‘Me!’ cried Fanny … ‘Indeed you must excuse me. I could not act any thing if you were to give me the world. No, indeed, I cannot act.’ At the age of ten, Fanny Price leaves the poverty of her Portsmouth home to be brought up among the family of her wealthy uncle, Sir Thomas Bertram, in the chilly grandeur of Mansfield Park. There she accepts her lowly status, and gradually falls in love with her cousin Edmund. When the dazzling and sophisticated Henry and Mary Crawford arrive, Fanny watches as her cousins become embroiled in rivalry and sexual jealousy. As the company starts to rehearse a play by way of entertainment, Fanny struggles to retain her independence in the face of the Crawfords’ dangerous attractions; and when Henry turns his attentions to her, the drama really begins… This new edition does full justice to Austen’s complex and subtle story, placing it in its Regency context and elucidating the theatrical background that pervades the novel.

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