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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."

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Arroyo Grande, CA

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Temporary Child Custody

Temporary custody orders can have a big
impact on the resulting permanent order.

You or your spouse has just moved out of the house. You are getting ready to file for divorce. What do you do about the child custody situation? How often do you let the children visit the other parent? Do you have concerns that the other parent may take them and leave the state? Are you worried the other parent won't let you visit?

You need to get a temporary child custody order.

A temporary custody order is an order from a judge that decides the temporary placement of the children while a divorce is finalized and before the custody hearings. To get a temporary custody order you go to the courthouse and file the papers. There will be a hearing within a week or two and you and the other parent will go before a judge and explain the case. The judge will then determine a temporary order for the children until the final custody agreement is worked out.

Don't treat this lightly just because it's temporary. Not only does it dictate the time you'll have with your children for the next few months, but it will have an enormous impact on your final custody agreement. This is because many courts look at the schedule that is already in place for the children. If it is working out, they will just keep it. That means that if you don't get any time with the kids during the temporary order, you probably won't get any time with the final custody agreement.

So, you need to take action immediately. Custody X Change can help you get the temporary custody order you want. It will also help you prepare for your final custody hearing and help you resolve your custody case.

If you are preparing to go before a judge you need to have some ideas for a custody and visitation schedule. You need to prepare some options that give you the time that you want with the children. With Custody X Change you can easily set up many custody and visitation schedules to show the judge and the other parent. You can print out the schedules and have the exact time-share that each parent has with the children. This will be persuasive when you present your case. (The time-share percentage will also help you when you are filing for temporary child support.)

Custody X Change also lets you put in a holiday schedule, vacation time, and special events for the next few months. And, you can add in provisions that you want the other parent to abide by during the temporary custody. If you get all of this in your temporary order, it will be easier to get it in your final agreement.

The calendar that you print from Custody X Change can help you prepare for your final custody court day or for medation. You can keep a copy of the child custody calendar that clearly marks the days and times that each parent has with the children. If the child's other parent is late for visits, misses visits, or denies you visits, you can easily keep a log about this. You can then use this in your final hearing to persuade the court that you should get more time with the children or that the schedule should be changed. Your documentation can also be used to bring the other parent to court for contempt of court (if a parent violates the temporary custody order they are in contempt of court).

Custody X Change can help you start your custody case out right. Download your free trial and find out all of the ways it can help you.