How Can You Appeal a Child Custody Decision?

  Jan Meriss Alfonso Assistant at Ascent Law LLC Alternating Weekend Joint Physical Custody Schedule This arrangement is when one parent has the child(ren) every other weekend. The time periods may vary, though they are typically every weekend. This arrangement can be changed to fit the wishes of both parents. It is also possible to change the days and times to some extent. For example, if a parent has the children on Saturday until Sunday evening, that parent could have them from Friday afternoon through Sunday night instead. While this wouldn't be ideal for most parents, it allows for the children to spend an extra night with the parent who has them on weekends. The same logic applies when changing the days; a parent might request to have the children on a Monday or Tuesday so they have them for an extra day during their two weeks rather than having them on Friday or Saturday and just having them off from school early. Joint Custody Arrangement Schedule The "every other week...