As certified mediators and seasoned litigators, we can assist you in creating a child custody agreement in or out of court. In both cases, your agreement will designate time-sharing and parental responsibility.

When creating a time-sharing agreement, you can choose between majority, equal, or supervised time-sharing. With majority-time sharing, one parent will have the child at least 50.1 percent of the time. That person will be the primary residential parent. On the other hand, you will split overnights down the middle if you choose equal time-sharing. Finally, supervised time-sharing is used when one parent poses a danger or threat, meaning he or she cannot be alone with the child without a third-party present.

Our child custody attorneys can also help create an agreement for decision-making authority, referred to as parental responsibility. Most agreements include shared parental responsibility, although one parent can have ultimate decision-making authority for some situations. Finally, sole parental responsibility is an option if the other parent poses a risk to the child. For instance, this might be appropriate if one parent has a history of drug or family abuse.