You need an experienced divorce lawyer
to protect your rights regarding child custody. As a
man, this is especially crucial. Family law in Washington
State was not written to favor women, but many men feel
that is the practical result. As part of a divorce proceeding,
your future contact with your children will be decided.
Having a divorce attorney experienced in matters of
child custody is your best chance for a favorable outcome.
The document that addresses the residential provisions
(custody) for any minor children of the marriage is
called a Parenting Plan. A Parenting Plan addresses
issues such as a schedule of residential time with each
parent, allocation of decision-making responsibility
and provisions for future dispute resolution. In other
words, your divorce proceeding will determine how much
time you will be allowed to visit with your children
and what decision making role you will play in their
lives.
With these decisions, one spouse is typically called the
Primary Residential Parent, with whom the child or children
are scheduled to reside the majority of the time. The
other parent would have a defined schedule of residential
time (also called visitation). As with nearly all other
issues surrounding a dissolution, the Parenting Plan can
be entered based on agreement of the parties, or ordered
by a court following a hearing or trial on the issue.
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Get your phone questions answered at
no charge by a local attorney experienced in child
custody and other divorce issues. Call Goldberg &
Jones at 1-800-DIVORCE.
(1 800 348-6723).
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