You need an experienced divorce lawyer to protect
your rights regarding child custody. As a man,
this is especially crucial. Family law in Oregon
and Washington was not written to favor women, but
many men feel that is the practical result. As
part of a divorce proceeding, your future contact
with your children will be decided. Having a
divorce attorney experienced in matters of child
custody is your best chance for a favorable
outcome.
The document that addresses the residential
provisions (custody) for any minor children of the
marriage is called a Parenting Plan. A Parenting
Plan addresses issues such as a schedule of
residential time with each parent, allocation of
decision-making responsibility and provisions for
future dispute resolution. In other words, your
divorce proceeding will determine how much time
you will be allowed to visit with your children
and what decision making role you will play in
their lives.
With these decisions, one spouse is typically
called the Primary Custodial Parent, with whom the
child or children are scheduled to reside the
majority of the time. The other parent would have
a defined schedule of residential time (also
called visitation). As with nearly all other
issues surrounding a dissolution, the Parenting
Plan can be entered based on agreement of the
parties, or ordered by a court following a hearing
or trial on the issue.
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Get your phone questions
answered at no charge by a local attorney
experienced in child custody and other divorce
issues. Call Goldberg & Jones at
1-800-DIVORCE.
(1 800 348-6723).
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