Many child custody questions arise during the summer months. While children typically love summer vacation from school, those months can be complicated for co-parents.
It is important to understand that your child custody arrangement may need to be adjusted. Below are three questions to ask as you go through this process.
Does the schedule need to change?
First, your child custody schedule may be based around the time that your children are in school. But now that the children will not be in school during the day, does that schedule need to change? Do you need to change when you make exchanges or when you can be physically present with the children?
What about camps and vacations?
It is also important to think about vacations or trips you want to take with the children, along with activities like summer camps. Do these activities fit within the existing child custody schedule, or do you need to communicate with your ex to clear any variations?
Who can watch the children?
Finally, it can be hard for co-parents to watch the children themselves if they still have to go to work. Grandparents sometimes step in, or parents will hire babysitters. Who do you and your ex authorize to watch the children in your absence, and how can the two of you make these important decisions? What happens if you disagree on a babysitter or caregiver?
Communication is important when addressing these child custody issues. When making any modifications to the parenting schedule – even seasonal ones – it is smart to have experienced legal guidance.
