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"I just want to let you know that your software is great and easy to use. My son’s mom and I don’t agree on much, but we do try to make adjustments to accommodate my son’s many activities. It is great to get my son’s baseball schedule in March, look at my Custody Xchange calendar, and know that what nights in April, May, and June we are going to switch. Thanks again."
Frank Ryan
Meriden, CT
The Judge Adopted my Plan
"It can be tailored made to fit your unique schedule with holidays and vacations, plus it breaks the time share down so you can come up with a true shared parenting schedule. It helped me so much and I was pro se against a family law specialist, the judge adopted my plan that I came up with using custody exchange. Thank you so much it was invaluable."
Stacie Staples
Arroyo Grande, CA
I Recommend it to Other Family Law Practitioners
"I have used the Custody X Software in some complicated custody cases and have found it a very useful tool. Many people are very visual and the ability to lay out custody schedules years in advance has been helpful. I have found the software very easy to use and would highly recommend it to other family law practitioners."
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Woodstock, GA
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Child Custody Rules


Rules can help you, but only if you discover how.

The laws that govern child custody and visitation are set by the states, so there is a wide variety of official rules that govern your case. Each state custody guidelines are different , and it's important to find out what the laws are in your state. However, there are some good, general rules that apply to custody no matter where you live. These are the principles that can guide you as you figure out how to work with the other parent, how to create a parenting plan, how to get ready for court, etc. The most important rule though, and the one that can help you get through any custody case, is to be prepared.

That's why you need Custody X Change.

Custody X Change is custody software that can help you prepare for any custody case by allowing you to create the best parenting plan for your children. The software makes it easy to set up a custody and visitation schedule that includes a repeating cycle, holidays, vacation time, and special events. You can view this as a calendar and see as many years as you want. As you set up your schedule, the program gives you the time-share percentage that each parent has with the children. This is helpful so you know exactly how much time each parent has with the kids. This number is also important for figuring out child support payments. In addition to the calendar, the software lets you add parenting provisions to your agreement. You can think about any rules that you want both parents to abide by in raising the children and put them in the plan. All of this prints out into professional documents that include a written report of the custody and visitation schedule (along with the calendar) that include the reports about the holiday schedule and vacation time, the parenting provisions, and time-share and overnight percentage reports. You can also export the information to Word or PDF to make any changes you want.

Being able to create your parenting plan helps you to follow the rule of being prepared in a number of ways. If you and the other parent aren't able to agree on your custody arrangement, you can prepare your case for court. With professional documents to hand the judge and a calendar of the schedule, you will most likely get an outcome you like. You can also prepare a few plans before you attend mediation with the other parent. This allows you to show some options about plans that you like. You can also do some preparation before meeting with the child's other parent. If the other parent has suggestions, you can quickly make the changes to the schedule and see how both of you like it. Being prepared will help you get the time you want with your kids. Here's how other people have used Custody X Change to follow this rule.

Stacie used Custody X Change to help her create a schedule to present to the court.

"It can be tailored made to fit your unique schedule with holidays and vacations, plus it breaks the time share down so you can come up with a true shared parenting schedule. It helped me so much and I was pro se against a family law specialist, the judge adopted my plan that I came up with using custody exchange. Thank you so much it was invaluable."

Stacie Staples
Arroyo Grande, CA

Another customer used the program to prepare a schedule to get rid of confusion and frustration.

"Before I found this software there was confusion regarding 'who is where when and at what time'. Now as the plaintiff and I have Custody X Change we have eliminated that confusion. This has been especially useful for the holidays and summer breaks, when we would like not to have any added stress."

Satisfied in Santa Rosa, CA

Chimena used Custody X Change to prepare for renegotiations so she could get the time she wanted with her child.

"I used Custody X Change extensively during renegotiations for Summer and Holiday visitation. The software was very easy to use and manage which also provided useful custody information calculated from the agreed schedule. The software also spared us from having to do the tedious task of counting days on a calendar. I would recommend this product to any parent who has to establish a custody schedule with another parent. The interface is simple, yet thorough."

Chimena T.
San Diego, CA

Being prepared will help you get the time you want with your children--that's why it's such an important rule. Custody X Change can help you be prepared for any circumstance that comes up. Download your free trial and see how it can help you.