💡 Ask the Expert: How to Handle a Divorce (Part 2)

1) As mentioned below, the Court will look at what is best for the child in deciding who he or she should live with. In this regard, the Court looks at various factors, including who has been the child's primary caregiver, the child's wishes (if he or she is old enough to express them), how best to maintain the status quo for the child, whether the care parent is able to provide a stable environment for the child, and if the parents are working, whether they have help to look after the children during working hours, etc. 2) With regard to maintenance, the Court will first determine what is the reasonable expenses of the child (based on the child's current standard of living and anticipated reasonable expenses) and often times, have parties pay for the child's reasonable expenses according to their income proportion. A simple illustration would be if a child's monthly expenses is $2,000.00 and parties earn equally, then the access parent must pay a monthly sum of $1,000.00.