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What are your parenting priorities in your upcoming divorce?

On Behalf of Rudolph & Associates LLC | Aug 12, 2020 | Divorce

You may be a successful professional, but your family has always come first. After all, one of the reasons you work so hard is to provide a good life for your children.

Now that you’re going through a divorce, your family dynamic is definitely going to change. However, just because you have a demanding job doesn’t mean that you have to sacrifice the relationship that you have with your children.

Careful planning can make it easier for professional parents to secure a positive outcome in custody proceedings related to a pending Florida divorce. In order to successfully obtain custody terms that work for you and your family, you will first have to determine what terms and conditions matter the most to you.

Consider the role that you want to play in the lives of your children

Generally speaking, parents in Florida who wind up co-parenting after divorce share two kinds of custody. Physical custody involves the person that the children stay with and who provides them with the basic necessities of life on a specific day. Having a fair share of physical custody will let you spend quality time with your children, be present on important days and be a positive influence as they continue to grow and mature.

You also want to consider legal custody, which involves decision-making authority. Particularly if you have specific career hopes for your children or religious rules that you would like them to follow, legal custody will be important because it gives you a voice in the decisions about your children. Legal custody lets you make decisions about medical care, religious practices and even the education that your children receive.

Setting realistic goals early will make your divorce easier

Every decision made by the courts will focus on the best interests of the children, not your personal wishes. Going into a divorce with unrealistic expectations about custody outcomes can lead to unnecessary spending and fighting between you and your ex.

Getting good advice about the likely custody outcome in your situation, which could easily involve time-sharing and cooperative decision-making, can help you set realistic goals and work toward their accomplishments as your divorce moves forward.

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