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How Do I Change My Parenting Plan?

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I was divorced from my wife about five years ago.  We have two kids, who were toddlers when we split up.  When we divorced, I agreed that the kids would live mostly with their mom, and that I would have them with me every other weekend.  We have a final parenting plan that formalizes this agreement.  Now that the…

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Pop Quiz: The Contemptuous Mother, The Absent Father, and the Problem Child

This quiz examines some of the considerations that a court addresses when determining whether to make significant changes to a Parenting Plan, such as by ordering that a child move from living primarily with one parent to the other.

In Washington custody cases, the court’s top priority is promoting a child’s “best interests.”   Another lesser, but still important priority…

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