Who Decides Where a Child Goes to School in North Carolina? School Choice, Joint Legal Custody, and Child Custody Disputes
By Christopher Adkins School starts in a few weeks. One parent has already bought the backpack. The other parent has already toured a different school. Someone has filled out an enrollment form. Someone else has sent an email saying, “You cannot do that without my permission.” And suddenly, a disagreement that began with school calendars, ...
Joint Legal Custody in North Carolina: Who Decides School, Medical Care, Therapy, and Activities?
By Christopher Adkins Consider a situation that plays out in separated families across Huntersville, Cornelius, Davidson, Mooresville, and the greater Lake Norman area. A child is accepted into a specialized magnet program. One parent believes the new school could transform the child’s education. The other parent sees a forty-minute commute, disrupted friendships, and an unnecessary ...
