Custody
Parenting Plan
The term "parenting plan" refers to the agreement between the parents or the court order which defines provisions for custody and visitation. It determines whether one or both parents has the ability to make decisions regarding the health, education and welfare of the child. The parenting plan also defines when the child is to be with the non-custodial parent.
Child Support
Child support has come a long way. There was a time when child support was subject to broad discretion from divorce judges, and the results showed it. Grants of child support would vary widely depending on how good a witness Mom and Dad were, how good their lawyers were, and lots of other factors. That's not the case any more. Thanks to some enabling federal legislation, every state now has a standardized way of calculating child support between divorcing parents.
