§5.03 Factors Considered in Ordering Deferred Sale

You're primarily determining whether a deferred sale is necessary to minimize the adverse impact of dissolution or legal separation on the child. [FC §3802(a).] Factors to consider in exercising your discretion include all of the following [FC §3802(b)]:

• The length of time the child has resided in the home;
• The child's placement or grade in school;
• The accessibility and convenience of the home to the child's school and other services or facilities used by and available to the child, including child care;
• Whether the home has been adapted or modified to accommodate any physical disabilities of a child or a resident parent in a manner that a change in residence may adversely affect the ability of the resident parent to meet the needs of the child;
• The emotional detriment to the child associated with a change in residence;
• The extent to which the location of the home permits the resident parent to continue employment;
• The financial ability of each parent to obtain suitable housing;
• The tax consequences to the parents;
• The economic detriment to the nonresident parent of a deferred sale of home order; and
• Any other factors you deem just and equitable.