Are you concerned about creating a child custody and visitation plan in Louisville which the court will approve? Are you struggling to resolve issues contained within aspects of child custody or visitation time because of a difficult former spouse? The partners at Dodd & Dodd each have decades of experience representing clients before Louisville and Central Kentucky family law courts. …
Parenting Plan or Visitation Modifications
Are you searching for information regarding parenting plan or visitation modifications after a Louisville divorce? What is the process to seek changes in existing child custody, visitation or parenting plan orders? It is important to understand that our Courts are still somewhat backlogged from the pandemic and the sheer volume of cases our Family Courts are asked to manage. One …
Four Elements of a Strong Louisville Parenting Plan
What are four elements of a strong Louisville parenting plan? How does one approach the process of developing a workable, fair and productive child custody and parenting time schedule during a divorce? When a Louisville divorce involves children the guiding principle will always be “the best interests of the child(ren).” While child custody and parenting time can be quite a …
How Can I Get Custody of my Kid in a Louisville Divorce
How can I get custody of my kid in a Louisville divorce? One of the most important questions facing any parent contemplating a divorce is how often they will see their child(ren) and how to make sure they have custody. So let’s begin with a few of the basic facts. The primary principle that guides child custody and visitation law …
Modify a Louisville Visitation Schedule or Parenting Plan
What is required in order to modify a Louisville visitation schedule or parenting plan after the divorce is completed? Your parenting plan covers every aspect of the parenting rights and responsibilities for each parent and with respect to each child. Children age, things change and in many cases a well-crafted parenting plan anticipates these developments and how the parties will …
What is Parallel Parenting and Co-Parenting After a Divorce
What is Parallel Parenting and Co-Parenting after a divorce in Louisville. A recent article in Psychology Today provides insight into two styles of parenting children following a divorce. Our Louisville Family Courts are very flexible in what they are willing to consider as part of a parenting plan. While creativity and existing rhythms of each child may come into play, …
Resolving Disputes in a Louisville Visitation Plan
One of the biggest challenges facing those seeking a divorce in Louisville is child custody. Resolving disputes in a Louisville visitation plan is crucial to completing your divorce. This will also have a substantial impact on the cost associated with your divorce and the time it takes to complete the process. The experienced child custody and visitation attorneys at Dodd …
Creating a Parenting Plan in a Louisville Divorce
Creating a parenting plan in a Louisville divorce is one of the most important and often contentious issues. The parenting plan addresses part of the child custody issues associated with a divorce: How time with the child(ren) will be shared by the parents of the child(ren) While it may be a myth that Kentucky law requires shared parenting and equal …
What are the Common Elements of a Successful Parenting Plan in Louisville
What are the common elements of a successful parenting plan in Louisville? Are there things the potential co-parents can do to lessen the impact of a divorce on their child(ren)? The short answer is “Yes!” there are definitely choices successful co-parents make in order to lessen the impact of a divorce on their child(ren) while creating a successful parenting plan. …
Strategies to Include in a Louisville Parenting Plan
What are some of the strategies to include in a Louisville parenting plan? How can the divorce and family law attorneys at Dodd & Dodd protect your interests as a parent in a divorce? The parenting plan is essentially a formalized strategy for how you will raise children during and after a divorce. There are many strategies to include in …