Determining the child’s place of residence: in search of a balance of interests

Abstract

The article examines complex issues of interaction between parents when determining the child’s place of residence. The author’s purpose is to find ways to optimal resolve the issue of determining the child’s place of residence, taking into account the opinion of psychologists. When determining the child’s place of residence with one of the parents, it is difficult to implement the principle of equality of parents’ rights and responsibilities. The author concludes that it’s absolutely impossible to turn declarative principle into practical deeds, both in a complete and in an incomplete family. The joint custody in the Russian Federation is criticized. In this regard, the main task of parents and the court is to be guided by the interests of the child and provide the parent living separately with the opportunity for full-fledged communication with the child.