Difference between joint custody and joint residential custody and with joint will I have to pay child support? Where should I fill Michigan or Hawaii
Question Details: I am getting ready to fill and was wondering about. What is the difference? We have agreed to 50/50 we each get our son 6 months a year and split any travel expense. What custody do I want? With joint will I have to pay any child support, I am in the military a resident of Michigan but I live in Hawaii right now what state do I would be better to fill in?
With joint custody both parents participate in reaching decisions regarding the health, education and welfare of the child; the custodial parent gets child support. In a joint physical custody both parents have the ability to be with the child, typically joint physical custody is coupled with a parenting plan to determine who will be with the child at what particular time; usually there is no child support.
Joint legal custody is the preferred approach in most cases, but it may not be practical in cases where there is a high degree of conflict between the parents, or an inability to communicate and work cooperatively. Additionally, a court may not grants joint physical custody if it determines that it is only being requested to get out of child support payments.
As to what state to file in you would really need to sit down with an attorney and go over all of your alternatives. If you have residency in Michigan you can legally file there; and typically, the state that you are stationed in.
