Time sharing.
It is something you automatically did as married Florida parents with children.
Now, and provided the kids are still under the age of 18, it is something you must learn to do in a revised way post-divorce.
Divorce-linked time sharing has unquestionably gone through some adjustments in Florida in recent years. Family law experts and commentators broadly endorse the changes, viewing them as promoting more nuanced and balanced outcomes than those previously provided for.
An established legal source on child custody, parenting plans and time sharing notes what Florida law dictated up until 2008.
That was this: a judicial determination of one parent having custody (the primary residential parent) of a family’s children, with visitation rights spelled out for the noncustodial parent.
That scheme now seems decidedly dated and, indeed, it is. Today’s law provides for a more refined and comprehensive assessment of the best interests of all involved parties. The above source underscores that a quality parenting and time-sharing plan will do “the least possible damage to a co-parenting relationship, so that you can raise [the children] in a healthy and happy environment.”
A proven and empathetic legal team can help secure that crucially important goal. Key time-sharing issues that must be routinely addressed customarily revolve around matters regarding children’s education, socialization, health care, well-being and more.
A parenting plan must ultimately be approved by a judge. Attorneys at an experienced Florida family law firm can provide further information.
