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Florida timesharing with children

April 27, 2020 by in General

Even after divorce, parents must continue to communicate and cooperate as best as possible for the benefit of their children. When children originated from the marriage, divorce is not the end of the family relationship. While the parents were together, the children were able to enjoy the company and love of their parents with both of them present most of the time. South Florida Family Law attorneys can help parents develop ways to communicate and share quality time with the children.
Among the many considerations to make, is the time the children spend between the two divorced parents. It is a task that needs planning and thought. Your discussion with South Florida Family Law lawyer will help you formulate a schedule that will help you in child timesharing between you and your fellow parent.
There are a number of issues that are addressed by the South Florida Family Law attorney that you need to familiarize yourself with. You equally need guidance from the South Florida family lawyer regarding how to stick with the schedule that is formulated and you agree to abide by. The timesharing schedule is an arrangement that you reach after agreeing on where the children will live and for how long.
The South Florida Family Law lawyer is there to help parents reach a compromise as far as time sharing with the children. The two parents can agree on a plan on their own or through mediation, or, if need be, through the court system.  The right South Florida Family Law lawyer can help you choose the best approach and navitage these waters. One plan that parents can adopt is the sharing of time with children on a rotating 7 day basis, where one parent stays with the children for a week and then the other stays with the children for the next week, and so on. You will also hear numbered scheduled like the 2-2-3, or the 2-2-5. The 2-2-5 timesharing schedule is arguably the most common in Florida, where one parent typically has every Monday and Tuesday, the other parent has every Wednesday and Thursday, and then the parents alternate weekends from Friday through Monday. The 2-2-3 is similar, but the Monday/Tuesday and Wednesday/Thursday timesharing swaps each week, such that the parent having Monday and Tuesday in the first week will have Wednesday and Thursday in the following week. The result is that the children and parents never go more than 3 days without seeing each other. It is usually easier to follow these schedules but actually writing them down on a calendar.
A South Florida Family Law attorney can help ensure that the best interests of the children are met. The goal should always be to bring harmony to the family.

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