Exercising Your Child Custody Rights – Plan of Action

Today we are discussing; Where do I start and how do I protect my children and win a fair custody settlement?

Basic enough, yes?

First, if you haven’t already signed up for our free newsletter and downloaded my “Child Custody Rights – Plan of Action” guide and read through it, please do so now.

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Ok, so now that we are on the same page, so to speak, lets talk a little about assessing your specific situation.

At this point, there are basically 2 things that are crucial to your success.

1. Your physical, mental, and emotional state of being.
2. Deeply considering what is in “the best interest of your child/children”.

If you are not healthy and taking good care of yourself you lose in two ways. First, you will not be able to be on “top of your game” when it comes to strategy, and you will find it difficult to properly process the information you will be gathering in your research. You also will be prone to emotional excess which does not lead to wise decision making.

Second, if you are not taking care of yourself, your ability to take care of your children may be called into question.

So, take a deep breath. Know that you will overcome all the obstacles that lay before you. Do what is necessary to stay healthy and maintain a calm state of mind and then confidently move forward.

The next thing you need to do is to deeply consider, “What is in the best interest of the children”. Isn’t that what it is really all about? Too often, divorcing parents use the children as pawns in a game of revenge and retribution against each other. Maybe this is what is happening to you? The results in these cases are damaging to the children regardless of who finally ends up with custody.

So, first and foremost, think of the children before you do or say anything that may adversely affect them. Taking the “high moral road” may not be the easiest way to achieve your end results, but in the end you will be happier with the final results and so will your children.

Once you are confident in deciding on the best possible situation for your children, and you feel good about the reasons for your decision, try to negotiate these terms with the other petitioner(s) for custody. Possibly, if you have been fair in considering the best interests of the children, the others will agree with you and you will avoid costly trial litigation.

If the other petitioner(s) disagree with your proposal, you won’t be deterred because you will know that you have already given it considerable thought and if you feel good about your decision you will be able to fight for the best interests of the children with honest conviction. Judges, by the way, really only consider one general aspect when awarding custody. You guessed it, it’s what’s in the best interest of the children.

Getting started and considering all the various aspects of a child custody case can be meticulous and draining.

I found a free list online that will help you get started and present to you some questions you may not have even thought to consider.

If you remember, I spoke of the Child Custody Library in my Plan Of Action Guide. I didn’t realize at the time that Dr. Barry Bricklin and Dr. Gail Elliot, two of the country’s most famous and respected child custody experts, had included this Custody checklist for free on their site (as well as having the 200+ specific case ebook downloads available for purchase). So I highly recommend you look it over and see how this list can help you.

Here is how to find the checklist.

Go to this link: Child Custody Rights – Child Custody Library

1. It is a good idea to bookmark this page for quick and easy access
2. Click on the Custody Library banner at the top of the page
3. When you get to the Custody Library Page, scroll down to the bottom of the page
4. There you will find the extensive Custody Checklist list

The Checklist is absolutely free and is provided as a courtesy by Dr. Barry Bricklin and Dr. Gail Elliot. There is no reason to buy anything, unless you require the detailed expertise of Dr. Bricklin and Dr. Elliot, and do find an ebook that is specific to your case.