After the
Holidays
If you had a less than positive
experience this past holiday season with visitation, now is an excellent time
to consider getting the problems fixed.
The process can take time, and now is an excellent time to start looking
toward spring break, summer break, and the 2012 holidays. Generally speaking, the process is not that
difficult and the courts are very skilled at crafting a parenting plan that
will avoid future conflicts and ensure both parents have appropriate time with
the children.
Once a new order is put in place, it
will often act to reduce the level of conflict.
Each parent then has legally enforceable rights, and any disagreement
can be resolved – usually without having to go back to court. With the sure knowledge that visitations will
happen as scheduled in the parenting plan, stress will be greatly reduced – not
only for the parents, but also for the children.
If there are immediate issues that
need to be addressed, this process can be adapted to get results in a fairly
quick time frame. Once a petition for
modification of the parenting plan is filed and served, the court will be open
to entering a temporary order to fill the gap until the final parenting plan is
entered with the court.
If you are considering this process,
it usually costs nothing to see a family law attorney and discuss your
individual case. At a minimum, you will
leave that appointment with a lot more information than you started with. Putting off getting your parenting plan
“right” can make future legal action more difficult, and can deprive you the
time you deserve with your kids.
