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If you’re entangled in a family law matter and kids are involved, you will want an experienced child custody attorney to advocate on your behalf. We will make sure your parental rights are protected when it comes to where your kids will live and when you get to be with them.
For a lot of divorcing parents with minor children, the most heart-wrenching element of the whole divorce process is their kids. Questions of which parent they will live with and how often they will get to see the other loom on everyone’s mind, parents and children alike.
The Court ensures the children are safe and in a safe and healthy environment.
The child custody attorney ensures the Court has the full set of facts, clearly presented, to make this decision.
Let’s go over a few of the major categories of a family law case.
A Parenting Plan is a legal document, signed by both parents and the judge, that outlines where the children will live most of the time (primary custodial parent) and the children’s visitation schedule with the other parent, or a joint custody arrangement.
The Parenting Plan is a custody agreement that outlines your legal rights as a parent. When you get divorced and have minor children, you will always have a Parenting Plan.
The judge will always ensure the best interests of the children throughout the negotiation process and in final placement. In part, the Court ensures minimal upheaval to their lives.
This is relevant to you because whatever decisions you make about your kids when you split from their other parent tend to find their way into writing as a Temporary Parenting Plan. Then, because the Court doesn’t want to disrupt kids’ lives any more than necessary, Temporary Parenting Plans tend to become Permanent Parenting Plans.
Of course, it’s possible to change a Parenting Plan—but that doesn’t usually happen very easily without good cause such as one parent leaving the state for a lucrative job offer. Challenging an existing Parenting Plan just because you want more time with your kids is likely going to be a waste of money and time.
This is why you really should get an experienced and savvy child custody attorney on board as soon as you possibly can, even before you walk away from your relationship with their other parent, so that you can receive expert guidance on best practices in these critical initial separation stages. These first steps matter more in the final outcome than most people think.
If you already have an existing Parenting Plan and want to see about changing or legally amending it, give us a call and let’s talk. We’ll happily hear you out and give you a fair snapshot of what your wishes will look like from a legal perspective.
The simple answer to the question of why you should hire a child custody lawyer is to get the visitation or custody of your kids that you want.
In a lot of cases, one parent is genuinely concerned for the children’s well-being with the other parent. However, that other parent presents well enough, with a steady job and reasonable appearance. So the Court can’t see any sort of problem on the surface and sees no reason to limit the children’s time with the other parent.
This is where our clients need us most. You need someone to articulate your concerns in a way that the Court can clearly understand, so the judge can gain a clear sense for greater underlying problems that put the children’s welfare at risk but remain unseen on the surface.
We speak this language. We know how to talk with our local judges in ways that help them clearly understand the issues of concern to you. We know how to present the facts of your case in a way that carries legal weight—and judicial persuasion. In our years of experience in these courts with these judges, we’ve been paying attention. We know how to speak with them.
Child custody lawyers can help you with all of your child custody concerns. The courts attempt to do what is best, but the only way to ensure you obtain the custody goals you are trying to achieve is by navigating the court system and providing the courts with the correct information.
Parents fighting over their children can easily trigger those fiery protective parental instincts in them both. So custody battles can be very contentious. Having a child custody advocate experienced in the legal system is a must.
Traditionally, even up until a couple of decades ago, fathers did not typically enjoy the same parental rights in Parenting Plans as mothers. In that default practice, kids went with Mom, and Dad had visitation every other weekend and on Wednesdays.
Things today are much different. Fathers have full rights in custody arrangements. Sometimes, even fathers who did not know they were fathers and only recently found out by paternity test can enjoy full custodial rights in today’s system. Today, it’s common for fathers to be awarded full custody.
The Court today is less concerned with the gender of the primary custodial parent, and much more concerned with which parent the Court believes would make the better parent. The Court wants the children well-placed in safe, loving, and healthy homes. As long as a parent could provide that, the parents’ genders carry little weight in the Court’s decisions today.
Every case is very different, and as a result, the amount of work performed for every case must vary. The Judnich Law Office only charges for work performed on a case and we efficiently utilize our time to ensure you obtain the best possible results for your particular case.
The attorneys at the Judnich Law Firm are all compassionate and highly experienced in child custody court proceedings.
We have worked with parents, both men and women, through their child custody proceedings hundreds of times. We know the local court systems and what our judges like and don’t like to see when it comes to child custody hearings. This is a prime benefit of having a child custody attorney with years of experience in the area advocating on your behalf.
Child custody matters are particularly heart-wrenching and emotionally devastating. When it comes to the possibility of losing their kids, most parents become an instant wreck.
This is why you need us. It’s never a good idea to try to represent yourself in a legal matter because one’s emotional involvement clouds clear thinking. That’s true in all areas of law. But that is especially true in matters of child custody. When it comes to possibly losing your kids, parental instincts kick in—and the courtroom is no place for that level of emotion.
Have a Judnich Law Firm child custody lawyer by your side, and let us handle it for you.
Don’t worry. We play to win and always advocate for our clients.
Our all-new state-of-the-art client communication portal is a living testament to the compassion we feel for our clients in those times when they need us most. We have installed an online client portal where you can access anything you want or need to know about your case at your total convenience. You can also send us pertinent documentation by simply uploading it to your online case file, and you can even send us a direct message. In this way, you have full access to everything we know about your case, so you don’t have to jump through any hoops at your lawyer’s office to try to get to this information. At Judnich Law, it’s all right there for you, easily accessible, just a couple of mouse-clicks away.
This service is free for all of our clients. The response has been astounding. It is a game-changer in client-attorney communications and helps everyone on both sides keep focus on the goal of getting you more time with your kids.
Another area of client care that is very important to us here at Judnich Law is the assurance that you feel comfortable and confident in our abilities to provide legal advocacy for you during this difficult time. That is, we adhere to the principle that representation is a two-way street. This arrangement is not only about whether we are willing to help you, but just as important is whether you want us to help you.
Marty Judnich Esq., President
Marty has been helping the injured for over 20 years. From working as a case manager at a famous personal injury law firm in college until after he received his law degree, Marty has excelled at helping the hurting and fighting insurance companies.
Marty is a former criminal prosecutor in the Cascade County Attorney's Office and now uses that experience to defend those accused of crimes as a Missoula Personal Injury Attorney and Missoula DUI Defense Lawyer. A University of Montana School of Law graduate, Marty focuses his practice on personal injury and criminal defense.
Marty Judnich Esq., President
Marty has been helping the injured for over 20 years. From working as a case manager at a famous personal injury law firm in college until after he received his law degree, Marty has excelled at helping the hurting and fighting insurance companies.
Marty is a former criminal prosecutor in the Cascade County Attorney's Office and now uses that experience to defend those accused of crimes as a Missoula Personal Injury Attorney and Missoula DUI Defense Lawyer. A University of Montana School of Law graduate, Marty focuses his practice on personal injury and criminal defense.
We at Judnich Law pride ourselves on our compassion for our clients and fierce advocacy for their rights. When you need an experienced child custody attorney to advocate on your behalf in custody matters, contact us.
