Custody and visitation
Custody that fits a real week
Judges ask what’s best for the child. We help you show them, with a schedule that matches your shifts, your bus routes and your kids’ school.
We represent mothers, fathers and grandparents in first custody cases and in changes to an order that no longer works. A move, a new job with night shifts, a child who wants to change homes: each is a reason to go back to court, and each needs evidence.
We help you build a parenting plan that a judge can sign and that you can actually keep.
How a custody case runs
We hear the whole week
Who drives to school, who works nights, who the kids call when they’re sick. That becomes the plan.
We gather what a judge reads
School records, texts, work schedules. We tell you what helps and what only adds pages.
We go to mediation with you
Most custody cases settle there. You won’t sit across from the other parent alone.
We present the plan in court
If you can’t agree, we put the plan and the proof in front of the judge.
Custody questions
Does the court favor mothers?
No. The court looks at the children’s interests, and fathers who show up, plan and keep their word do well. So do mothers who do the same.
Can my child choose where to live?
A judge may listen to an older child’s wishes, but the child doesn’t decide. We help you think about whether to ask the court to hear from them at all.
I’m a grandparent raising my grandkids. Can you help?
Yes. Grandparents can ask for custody or visitation in some situations. Bring whatever school and medical papers you have.
Bring your schedule to a first visit
Tell us a little on the get-help page, or call the clinic.