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Walk It Through: The Custody Schedule

Joint custody after a split, a history of abuse, missed visits, and a raise that changes the support math.

Two parents separate. Each wants the children to keep seeing the other.

Two things a person in this spot might do. Picking one shows what the law says about it.

Custody and support between separated parents. A move out of state, a guardian ad litem, and paternity are not worked through here.

A practice walkthrough, not a prediction of how any real one will go. Legal information, not legal advice.

Words this turns on

Terms with a legal meaning that is narrower than the everyday one. Each links to the definition and the authority behind it.