Are you unsure of how child arrangements are decided when you divorce?
In this episode, real family lawyers demystify family law processes, cut through the legal jargon and debunk common myths. Partners Anna-Laura Lock and Marc Etherington and Associate Solicitor Patrice Coughlin chat about child arrangements in divorce, guiding you through the decision process and helping you to understand how arrangements for the children can be decided and how disagreements can be resolved. The key takeaway? It’s an emotive subject and things can be difficult, but with the right mindset and sound advice, co-parenting amicably is perfectly possible.
In this episode you will find out:
- How decisions are made about the children after a divorce.
- What a child arrangement order is. (Without legal jargon)
- If time with a child is always split 50/50.
- If a child arrangement order is legally binding.
- How long child arrangements last and if they be changed.
- If a child can ever decide who they want to live with.
- How do you deal with the holidays and special events such as birthdays and mother’s/father’s day?
and much more.