| Custody and Visitation in the Divorce
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| | deciding on issues relating to legal
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| Process in Los AngelesHow can parents
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| | custody, form "Joint Legal Custody
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| decide on a parenting plan?Parents who
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| | Attachment" FL-341 (E) which has been
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| separate must have a parenting plan for
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| | approved by the Judicial Council of
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| deciding how they will share parenting
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| | California is helpful. It can be found at
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| responsibilities. A parenting plan must
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| | custody means who the children live with
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| be in writing and signed by both parties
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| | on a daily basis. A parent has "sole"
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| and a judge to be enforceable.What if
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| | physical custody if the primary residence
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| parents cannot agree on a parenting
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| | of the child is with that parent. The
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| plan?If parents cannot agree on a
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| | non-custodial parent then has visitation
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| parenting plan on their own they may go
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| | rights. The parents have "joint" physical
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| to court and ask a judge for a temporary
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| | custody if the children live with each
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| order. The Court will first send them to
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| | parent for significant periods of time
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| Conciliation Court where a trained
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| | during the week.A parenting plan should
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| mediator tries to help the parties agree
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| | be consistent and detailed. It should
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| on a parenting plan. In Los Angeles
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| | spell out who gets the children when and
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| conciliation services are free. An
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| | where in enough detail so that it is easy
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| appointment can be made by calling
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| | to understand and enforce. Important
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| conciliation services at (213)
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| | questions are who has the children in the
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| 974-5524.If the parties still cannot
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| | week and on the weekends? Who transports
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| agree, the Court will make a temporary
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| | the children for exchanges and to
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| custody and visitation order that is in
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| | activities? Who gets the children on
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| the best interests of the children. The
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| | holidays and vacations? To get ideas for
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| temporary order will continue until the
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| | parenting plans you can take a look at
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| parties can reach an agreement or until
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| | forms "Child Custody and Visitation
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| custody and visitation is resolved after
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| | Attachment FL-311 and "Children's Holiday
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| a trial.If parents cannot agree on
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| | Schedule Attachment." These forms have
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| custody and visitation, they can also ask
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| | been approved by the Judicial Council of
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| the court to appoint a mental health
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| | California and can be found at there
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| expert such as a psychologist to carry
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| | typical parenting plans?The answer is no.
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| out a custody evaluation. A list of
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| | Each parenting plan should be tailored to
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| custody evaluators can be found at the
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| | the needs of each family. The following
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| Los Angeles Court's web site at goes
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| | are, however, examples of timeshares that
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| into a parenting plan?When parents decide
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| | often form the basis of parenting
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| on a parenting plan they should develop a
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| | plans.Freeman Order: One parent has
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| plan around the needs and best interests
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| | primary custody and the other has
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| of their children and not their needs or
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| | visitation on alternate weekends and one
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| schedules. In other words, they should
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| | evening a week.2-2-3 timeshare: In week
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| adjust the plan to the children, not the
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| | one, Parent 1 has physical custody on
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| children to the plan. Parents should be
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| | Monday and Tuesday (2), Parent 2 has
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| looking at their children's need for
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| | Wednesday and Thursday (2), and Parent 1
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| love, emotional support and security.
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| | has Friday, Saturday and Sunday (3). In
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| Parents should take into account their
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| | week two, Parent 2 has Monday and
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| children's age, personality and
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| | Tuesday, Parent 1 has Wednesday and
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| experiences. Children will generally be
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| | Thursday, and Parent 2 has Friday,
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| better off when both parents are involved
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| | Saturday and Sunday, and so on.2-2-5-5
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| and participating in their upbringing.Any
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| | timeshare: This is generally more
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| parenting plan will have to make
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| | appropriate for older children. In week
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| provision for who gets "legal" custody
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| | one, Parent 1 has physical custody on
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| and who gets "physical" custody of the
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| | Monday and Tuesday (2), Parent 2 has
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| children."Legal" custody means which
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| | Wednesday and Thursday (2), Parent 1 has
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| parent gets to make important decisions
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| | Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday and
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| about the children's education, religious
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| | Tuesday (5). In week two, Parent 2 has
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| upbringing, medical treatment and other
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| | Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and
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| legal decisions. If one parent gets to
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| | Sunday (5), and so on.Some state courts
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| make these decisions they have "sole
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| | have developed model parenting plans that
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| legal custody." If both parents get to
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| | take into account what is appropriate for
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| make those decisions together, they
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| | children of different ages. The Supreme
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| have "joint legal custody." It is rare
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| | Court for the State of Arizona has
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| for one parent to be granted sole legal
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| | developed a model parenting plan that can
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| custody unless there is a history of the
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| | be found at: tips for making a parenting
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| parents being unable to communicate. In
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| | plan work?
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