One of the most obvious and most difficult aspects of a divorce in any state is the limitation it can place on your parenting time spent with your children. Even the most ideal divorce typically means one parent suffers from a loss of time spent with their children, and in extreme cases one parent loses almost all contact with their kids.
Luckily, there are options to seek a modification to a child custody order. Changing circumstances often mean custody arrangements must be changed for the best interests of the child, and one of the most compelling “best interest” arguments you can make is a desire to have more parenting time with your child.
Avoiding Court
However, that does not mean you must launch a renewed legal battle. A new court action may be disruptive to your child, especially if the current custody order has been in place for a long time. Instead, a better option for seeking a custody modification that gives you more time with your child may be child custody mediation in Greeley, CO.
Mediation over child custody accomplishes several things:
- Gives you the opportunity to demonstrate your changed circumstances and desire to spend more time with your children.
- Allows for a calm and friendly exchange of views on the matter.
- Spares the children the spectacle of their parents battling and returning to a combative posture against each other.
Mediation is also less expensive, faster, and less stressful than a court process. When the best interests of the child are at stake, finding common ground and a negotiated solution is almost always the better choice, and mediation offers it. The courts are universally favorable to negotiated custody agreements, making mediation a much faster and much more efficient process.