Custody and parenting time
A parenting plan written around the children’s week
Courts decide custody by what’s best for the children. We help you show it, with a schedule that fits the school week, your work shifts and the drive between two homes.
Custody has two parts. Legal custody is who makes the big decisions about school, health care and religion. Physical custody is where the children live from day to day. Parents can share both, or one parent can have more of either.
We write the parenting plan down to the holidays, the summer weeks and who drives on Sunday night. When a plan stops working, because of a new job, a move or a child who has grown, we ask the court to change it.
Custody work we take on
Shared and sole custody
Who decides, and where the children live, written so both homes read it the same way.
Parenting schedules
School weeks, holidays, summers and the handoffs between them.
Changing an order
A new job, a new school or a child’s own wishes can be reasons to ask for a new plan.
Moving with the children
Asking the court’s permission before a move out of state, or answering a request to move.
Custody, in plain answers
Will my child have to talk to the judge?
Rarely, and almost never in the courtroom. Some judges appoint a guardian ad litem to meet the children and report back; we explain what that person does before the first visit.
Can I move out of state with my children?
Not without the other parent’s written agreement or the court’s permission. We help you ask for it the right way, before the move.
What if the other parent doesn’t follow the plan?
Keep a simple record of missed handoffs and messages. We can ask the court to enforce the order or to change it.
Bring the family calendar to the first meeting
School schedules and work hours are where every good parenting plan starts.