my approach to custody cases is very

personal the legal standard in all

custody cases is what is in the best

interest of the children

so my approach to custody cases is to

really learn about the children because

what’s in a child’s best interest very

much aligns with the child’s personality

so as a mother myself I’ve learned

children have very different

personalities even two children raised

in the same home with the same parents

could be very very different you could

have some children who are very flexible

and you can have some children who are

very rigid who to function need to rely

on stability and repetition of schedule

and when you learn that about the

children in your custody cases you learn

what schedules might work for them a

schedule that might work for one child

who’s a very

flexible go with the flow I could be

here or there and do my homework

everywhere is very different than the

schedule that’s going to work for a

child who really functions well if they

have repetition and stability of

schedule so in my learning or my

fashioning and formulating with a client

what might be the best custodial

schedule for your child I ask questions

about the child does your child

transition well does your child adapt

well does your child do better if they

have a very consistent schedule

who are your client your child’s friends

what sports do your children engage in

do they have practices nightly if you

learn about the children that allows you

to really create the schedules that are

best for them and that lets you stand up

before a judge or sit before a mediator

with absolute certainty that what you’re

presenting is in the best interest of

the children