Shared parenting

Shared parenting

A joint parenting agreement is designed for a couple of parents who want to have a child without having a relationship. It is a family model that becomes increasingly common, in an age of traditional family disintegration and the emergence of many patterns of new families. The lack of a clear legal framework for such relations, such as marriage, places the child primarily at risk, since the lack of agreement that will arise between the parents in the future will harm him and lead to conflicts between the parents at his own expense. Therefore, a couple who decide to bring a child into the world, as good as they may be at the moment of decision, must look forward to the future and understand that the best interest of all parties, especially the best interests of the child, requires full and explicit anchoring of the terms of parenthood and parental consent.

Shared parenting agreements

Accompanying a shared parenting agreement process

We live in an ever-changing world, where different models of alternative families are developing and become more common, replacing the traditional family unit and the marriage institution. Licht Petran specializes in joint parenting agreements, while thinking about a safe future for children and peace of mind for parents.

Who is eligible for a shared parenting agreement?

  • A couple who are not known to the public and without a romantic relationship who want to call in order to bring a child into the world (a straight man, a gay woman, a gay, and a lesbian – A gay couple who decided to have a child together with a woman (usually a lesbian, without prior knowledge) Couples who are not married but live together (common-law spouses and there is prior acquaintance with pre-parenting) Lesbian partners who decide to have a child or a child (each) with a sperm donation and raise them together (there is an early introduction to pre-parenting)

The services included in accompanying the parenting process

Mediation for the purpose of formulating a joint parenting agreement (as a final goal), with another goal in the process being to assist the partners in examining their suitability for joint parenting (relevant in cases where there is no prior knowledge). Legal advice in the field. Reference to parental guidance provided by psychologists leading children who specialize in alternative families, to help understand the needs of future children and to recommend how to raise children in this model, which will be translated into principles in the agreement. Formulation of a joint parenting agreement if there is maturity for progress in the process of joint parenting. Formulation of additional agreements if necessary: ​​agreement and affidavit of fertilization (as required by the Ministry of Health from spouses who are not married for the purpose of commencing fertility treatments), financial agreement, wills. Regulation of adoption (in the case of a lesbian couple).

When is it worthwhile to seek mediation in the process of making a decision about joint parenting?

A joint parenting agreement was usually signed at the joint planning stage, before the birth of the joint child. However, his approval in court for the validity of a judgment is possible only in pregnancy or after the birth of a common child. It is critical to begin a mediation process to formulate a joint parenting agreement at the mutual acquaintance stage between the partners, before starting a medical procedure and before becoming pregnant.

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