Holiday Child Custody Plans
Posted on Dec 9, 2015 11:02am PST
Bringing the entire family together for the holidays can be a tricky endeavor
for anyone. Matters are sure to only get more complicated if you are divorced
and share children with your ex-spouse, though. Both of you understandably
want to spend as much time as possible with your kids on these special
days, but both of you probably have the right to see them. What can be
done to find a middle ground and allow you both to spend time with your
children? The little ones will want to enjoy the holidays with everyone.
Going to the courthouse to get a specific holiday
child custody agreement drafted is one solution, but it can be time-consuming, and will
require you to dish out some money to the court for its attention. Thankfully,
you can do this on your own, assuming that you and your ex can see eye-to-eye
and cooperate.
Special occasions – such as the holidays – permit exes to propose
their own schedules and custody agreements. You can either make this agreement
verbal or written, but you will want to be fairly specific on the points
that matter, such as time, date, and location. A common solution for single-day
holidays like Christmas is to agree that one parent sees the children
in the morning and has lunch with them, and then drops them off at the
other parent’s home afterwards for the rest of the day. Although
this might be contradictory to previous child custody agreements, it is
fine as long as you are both fine with it.
What If You Both Aren’t Fine With It After All?
One of the most important pieces of advice in regards to informal holiday
child custody agreements is to expect the unexpected. You never know when
you or your ex are going to feel uncomfortable with the arrangement and
feel the need to back out. If or when this happens, it is critical that
you do not get flustered; keep a level head and adhere to any official,
preexisting custody agreements.
At that point, you should seek out legal counsel from a professional
family law attorney. At Arnold Law Group, APC, our
Fresno divorce lawyers can guide you through this process and see about hammering out a modification
or temporary agreement that takes the holidays into account. Hopefully,
you and your ex can both find a way to allow your children to fully enjoy
the season with all of their loved ones. This will be our ultimate goal
while simultaneously upholding your best interests and rights.
Contact us today by calling 559.900.1263!