Negotiating a mutually acceptable parenting plan is crucial to child custody matters. Among other factors, child custody considers the children’s welfare and includes issues of:
- Physical custody (the children’s primary place of residence and parent who makes the day-to-day decisions)
- Legal custody (who has the right to make important life decisions on the child’s behalf)
- Visitation schedules and how that will work
- Grandparent and stepparent involvement
- Issues around parental/family relocation
- Protective orders and supervised visitation if necessary