Child Custody Lawyer Monroe NC, DUI Attorney Monroe NC

In North Carolina, there are two components of custody, “legal custody” concerns the right to make and be involved in major decisions related to a child’s education, religion, and health care, while “physical custody” refers to the routine daily care and residence of a child.  In evaluating and decided custody, a court’s primary consideration, is the “best interest of the child,” which is determined by the following factors: 

• The relationship and interrelationship of the child with his her parent (s) siblings and any other person who may significantly affects the child’s best interest. 

• The child’s adjustment to his her home, school and community 

• The mental and physical health of everyone involved 

• Physical violence or threat by the child’s potential custodian, whether directed against the child or someone else 

• The occurrence of ongoing abuse whether directed against the child or someone else. 

• The willingness and ability of each parent to facilitate and encourage a close and continuing relationship between the other parent and the child 

• The sufficiency and stability of the parties’ homes and surroundings