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Depending on your family situation, one of the following schedules may work for you: The 5-2 schedule or the 2-2-5-5 schedule where your child is with one parent for 5 days and the other parent for 2 days. The 2 weeks each schedule where your child alternates spending 2 weeks with each parent.
Keep in mind, some requirements may vary by case and county. Step 1: Decide whether to e-file. Many Pennsylvania counties let parents file electronically (known as e-filing). ... Step 2: Fill out your paperwork. ... Step 3: Finalize your paperwork. ... Step 4: Open your case. ... Step 5: Serve the other parent.
In California, the judges are ultimately concerned with one thing: the child's best interest. Best interest means that family courts will seek a custody arrangement that meets that standard. That said, it's essential to understand what the courts are looking for in a fit parent.
Usually, you need to have several pre-trial dates before your case makes it to court. Then, you often have several trial dates. Because the courts are busy with other cases, your dates get spaced out. For example, five trial dates could take 18 months to complete.
Generally, child custody attorneys can charge flat fees anywhere between $3,000 to $20,000. These flat fees will likely be smaller depending on how much mediation is required and the number of court appearances necessary. If finances are an issue, one should consider searching for a pro bono lawyer.
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In Florida it is rare for either parent to get sole parental responsibility and custody. However, it is not impossible. In order for a court to grant full custody to either parent, the court must determine that shared parental responsibility would be harmful to the children and not in their best interests.
There is no standard time frame and it can take between 6 to 12 months to achieve a final order. In most cases, it will take around six to eight weeks from when you first apply for the preliminary court hearing (step 4 above) to take place.
The forms you need to file a petition for custody will be available at your local courthouse, and it may also be possible to get the forms from your local law library or online (see PA Download Court Forms).
It costs $107.13 to file for custody. It costs an extra $42.68 to file for emergency custody. Fees are different (or none) for other filings. ask to be excused from paying the fee by filing a petition to proceed In Forma Pauperis (IFP).
Most custody trials last only a day. Pennsylvania law advises that longer cases should conclude within a certain time frame: 45 days if sessions take place on nonconsecutive dates and 90 days if sessions occur on back-to-back dates.

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