Do you co-parent with your ex-spouse? Then you likely have to follow a child custody schedule that allows you and your co-parent to arrange specific days when you have custody of your child.
Your child custody schedule may have been made during your divorce. However, custody schedules often do not last forever. There may be a few reasons to request an altered custody schedule. Here is what you should know:
1. A parent has moved far away
You may be planning on moving because of better housing or employment opportunities. However, this may cause you to be farther away from your child. Keeping up with a custody schedule may be heavily taxing on your time and finances. You could alter a custody schedule to give you and your co-parent more custody days so that there are fewer days traveling.
2. A parent has developed a debilitating medical condition
Have you or your co-parent developed a medical condition? This condition may cause you or your co-parent to stay in a health facility for an unpredictable amount of time. Is this condition making it harder to care for your child? You may need to alter your custody schedule to work around this medical condition.
3. A parent had to change their work schedule
Your job may have asked you to change your work shift or add more hours to your schedule, and that may conflict with your custody schedule. You might need to ask for an altered custody schedule so you can continue to keep up with your work schedule.
Requesting a custody schedule alteration can be difficult. Legal guidance can often get you through a modification hurdle.
