Every parent that has a child or children and splits up from their husband, wife or partner has the same concern and question.  These are child custody questions.  They want to know and should research what will go on in the battle for child custody.  You should try and work out between yourselves a child custody agreement you both can live with. Otherwise the custody battle can get ugly.

The judge when hearing a case about the custody of a child wants to know first and foremost, which parent is really putting the childs best interests first and  doing their best to keep their kids out of the custody fight.  The she said this and he said that approach is a sure way to loose favor with the courts as judges hate that .  By developing a plan and having a history of putting the child or children first will really go a long way to winning favor in the courts.

Another child custody question is visiting rights for the parent that does not have custody.  These rights are determined  by the courts.  The schedules for  visitation can vary a great deal depending on the circumstances.  A typical schedule might be every other weekend, one night a week, switching holidays and 2 to 4 weeks for a vacation in the summer.  The other parent  visiting the child or children is in the best interest of the child.  Unless of course there was some kind of abuse going on.  In the case of parent who commits violence visitation may be allowed, but only if the judge believes that certain measures can be taken to make sure the child is going to be safe.  This may consist of visits that are supervised.

When you have child custody questions it is always a good idea to consult a lawyer.  The lawyer has taken an oath to take you, his/her clients interests , and promote them.  This is even if it effects the interests of others. 

There is something you can do to prepare yourself before going to a lawyer.  Do some investigating on your own.  This will give Ideas and have you better prepared for the long road ahead. 

I am all for joint custody unless it puts the child in danger from one of the parents.  One parent being absent from a childs life sets up this situation.  The parent with custody is left to do all the work raising the child and disciplining them.  The absent parent that  only sees the child sporadically is viewed as the fun one. 

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