Walk It Through: The Split with Children
Two unmarried parents part, a parenting plan, child support by the guidelines, and school records.
Two parents who never married separate. Their son is in second grade.
Two things a person in this spot might do. Picking one shows what the law says about it.
Two unmarried parents setting up custody and support. Relocation out of state, grandparent rights, and domestic violence findings 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.