Custody Answers
I need a full playbook (weeks of work)
Packet order, long response build, and pillar hubs. Not a one-night read.
Open ResourcesI need a method I can run A to B
Templates, checklists, and step paths you sit down and execute.
Open GuidesI need the right one-topic answer only
Scroll the groups below, or click a “pick this if” line that matches you.
Jump to questionsPick a question (by what is going wrong)
If the fight is your character, control, or how you look in a room
The words are about you, but the work is still: dates, channels, and what the order or school line says.
- How to Prepare for a CFI Interview
Pick this if: You have a custody and family investigator (CFI) or similar interview on the calendar.
- How to Respond to Allegations of Control
Pick this if: Papers or messages say you are “controlling,” gatekeeping, or making unilateral calls.
- How to Communicate with an Uncooperative Co-Parent
Pick this if: Every text turns into a trial and you need a calmer, shorter lane without “winning” the thread.
If you are building a paper story (time, proof, and what to show)
You are not picking a personality fight; you are showing what happened, when, with what proof, at readable length.
- Evidence That Matters in High-Conflict Custody
Pick this if: Both sides are loud and you need to know what still carries weight, not more folders.
- How to Document Missed Exchanges and Schedule Issues
Pick this if: The fight is who moved pickup, who was late, or whether follow-through matched the order.
- How to Organize Messages into an Evidence Timeline
Pick this if: You have exports and screenshots and need rows, not a mood board.
If the fight is 50-50, support numbers, a plan, or written discovery
These answers sit next to state rules; use your hub for forms, then come back to the claim you are answering.
- How to Request 50/50 Parenting Time (General)
Pick this if: You are asking for equal or shared time in general terms and need a calm framing, not a rant.
- Colorado 50/50 Custody Factors
Pick this if: Your case is in Colorado and the dispute is about shared parenting and statutory factors.
- Parenting Plan Template and Key Clauses
Pick this if: You are negotiating or revising a written plan and need clauses you can name in plain language.
- How to Prepare Disclosures and Interrogatories
Pick this if: Discovery is open and you need to line up written answers without drowning in the pile.
Bite-sized on-ramps (still on other indexes too)
When you are overwhelmed and need a single place to start reading.
State hubs (forms and terminology)
Open your state before you rely on any national answer for deadlines or form numbers.