What does Filing Child Custody Papers Mean?
Filing Child Custody Papers can be a traumatic experience for parents and child. By the time these papers are considered, parents have usually arrived at a major decision: living together as a family unit is impossible and alternative arrangements have to be made in the best interests of the child. Before filing legal papers, parents should make arrangements on behalf of the child. These decisions should be made in consideration of the child’s needs first and should also reflect what parents believe are in the best interests for all. 1. Consider where the child will live–with which parent? 2. Will the custody be exclusive or joint? 4. Who will pick the child up from school, take the child to extracurricular programs? 5. Who will have custody of the child during holidays? summer breaks? 6. Will there be Grandparents’ visitation rights and how will these be sustained? 7. How will parents deal with child frustration and anger issues that often accompany the process of parental separation
