Your Path Family Law, Parenting Time Attorney, Kalamazoo, Michigan

No two families are alike, so why should their parenting time schedules be identical? Model parenting time plans can feel rigid and may not fit your family’s needs. An experienced parenting time attorney can help you create a visitation schedule that protects your children’s best interests and makes the most of the time you spend with them.

Honest Advice in Choosing the Best Parenting Time Plan for Your Family

If you are just starting your experience in co-parenting, through a divorce or child custody case, you may not know what a reasonable parenting time plan would look like. You may wonder how your parenting time schedule will affect child custody or child support . You may be concerned that a judge’s whim or gender-based assumptions will work against you in court.

At Your Path Family Law, we want you to know what to expect going into your parenting time dispute. Our skilled family law team has years of experience working with the Child Custody Act’s best interest factors and parenting time factors, and she knows how to make them work for her clients’ benefit. We will carefully review your case and help you choose the best parenting time plan for your family, and your schedule.

Compassionate Guidance to Negotiating Visitation Schedules

There are as many possibilities for parenting time schedules as there are days in the year. You may have heard that many courts and judges have visitation models that they fall back on, such as alternating weekends, or week-on, week-off parenting time. You are not bound by those guidelines. You and your spouse can negotiate any schedule that makes sense to you. Your Path Family Law will help you create a visitation calendar that aligns with your family’s:

• Work schedules
• School schedules
• Extracurricular activities
• Religious services
• Distance between households
• Transportation needs

We can help you escape the common assumptions about who will have the children when, and for how long, helping to generate unique ideas to suit your situation. We will help you negotiate a schedule that makes sense for everyone – parents and children – and makes the most of your time with your kids.

Predictable Fees for Parenting Time Disputes in Kalamazoo, MI

Parenting time disputes can sometimes feel like they will never end. Sometimes it can seem like working through the small details comes with a big price tag. At Your Path Family Law, we want you to take your time and create the right parenting time plan that will work for you and your co-parent so you won’t have to keep coming back for adjustments. We won’t let unexpected legal fees push you to settle for something that doesn’t make sense. We use a flat-fee billing model, so you know how much your parenting time dispute will cost before you start, and don’t have to worry about a big bill once you have finished.

Skilled Advocacy for Parenting Time Conditions that Protect Your Child’s Best Interests

Even though parenting time settlements are generally best, there are some cases where parents can’t come to an agreement, or that the court needs to put conditions on parenting time to help keep your children safe. When one parent has a history of risky decisions, has been abusive in the past, or is making unreasonable demands, we can help advocate for protections that shield you from harm and keep your children’s best interests at the center of the story. Depending on your situation, these conditions may include:

• Supervised parenting time
• Therapeutic visitation or reunification counseling
• No-contact or supervised parenting time exchanges
• Psychological evaluations
• Home inspections for unsafe conditions
• Sobriety during and leading up to parenting time
• Drug or alcohol testing prior to visitation
• Restricting contact with third parties who pose a particular danger
• Requiring transportation by licensed drivers
• Limitations on out-of-state travel
• Surrender of passports

We will listen to your concerns about parenting time, develop strategies and recruit experts to help you prove what conditions are needed to keep everyone involved safe.

Choose Your Path to Resolve Parenting Time Disputes

At Your Path Family Law, we understand parenting time laws and the judges who apply them. We will help you create a parenting time plan that meets your needs and protects your relationship with your children. With your priorities in mind, we will advocate on your behalf in Kalamazoo County and across Southwest Michigan.