How to Determine Child Custody During Legal Separation
Decide what you want.. Talk with the other parent.. Discuss physical custody.
Steps
Decide what you want.
Decide what you want.
Talk with the other parent.
Talk with the other parent.
Discuss physical custody.
Discuss physical custody.
Reach agreement on other important issues.
Reach agreement on other important issues.
Draft a parenting plan.
Draft a parenting plan.
Participate in mediation, if necessary.
Participate in mediation, if necessary.
Show the plan to an attorney.
Show the plan to an attorney.
File your parenting plan with the court.
File your parenting plan with the court.
Get a signed order from the judge.
Get a signed order from the judge.
Discuss your case with a lawyer.
Discuss your case with a lawyer.
File for legal separation.
File for legal separation.
Serve your paperwork on the other parent.
Serve your paperwork on the other parent.
File a proof of service.
File a proof of service.
Receive the parent's response.
Receive the parent's response.
Stay in contact with your children.
Stay in contact with your children.
Get your witnesses lined up.
Get your witnesses lined up.
Observe a child custody hearing.
Observe a child custody hearing.
Understand what you must prove.
Understand what you must prove.
Present your evidence at the hearing.
Present your evidence at the hearing.
Listen to the other parent's evidence.
Listen to the other parent's evidence.
Receive the judge's order.
Receive the judge's order.
Think about appealing.
Think about appealing.
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