If you’re getting a divorce and have children, it’s essential to show that you have an active role in your child’s life. One of the most common mistakes I see in a custody battle is not being active in your child’s life. No one questions that you love your children. However, being involved in their lives is something else. You might take your child to a game, but do you know your child’s doctor’s name? Their teacher’s name? What grade they’re in? All of these can help you win custody.
Decision Making
When a judge decides what is in the child’s best interests, they have very little to go on. The judge can make a better decision by understanding how involved you are with the child. The judge will do this by asking all the questions listed above. If you do not know the answers to those questions, the court will think you do not have any involvement in their life. Suppose the court is trying to decide between supervised or unsupervised visitation. In that case, this information might determine how much you are involved in your child’s life.
How Much You Need to Know
Knowing a lot about your children shows the court that you not only love your children, but you care about them. It shows the court that you are part of the decision-making process for school, religion, medical care, and other decisions you and your former spouse would typically have made together.
You should know everything about your children, including what time he starts and gets out of school, her hobbies, what he is learning in school and more. Knowing information, such as your child’s next doctor’s appointment, also shows that you are paying attention to your child, even when she is not in your physical custody. Because the court looks out for the best interests of the minor children, it will look for clues such as this to learn just how much time you invest in your children.
Contact an Arcadia Famly Lawyer
If you are going through a divorce and you have children, you want reasonable co-parenting time, and you want to be involved in the decisions that affect your children’s lives. You are more likely to get an order from the court forcing your spouse to include you in meaningful choices if you are already active in your children’s lives.
When you are having difficulty obtaining fair time-sharing with your children, an Arcadia family lawyer could help you ensure you’re involved in making decisions for your children.
If you are going through a divorce and believe that your spouse will fight you on a time-sharing or decision-making process, do not wait to seek legal help. Contact us and schedule a free consultation.
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