Documenting child custody issues can be overwhelming. Organizing the materials that can be collected over the course of a custody situation, can be even more frustrating. Material and documentation provided to your lawyers in an unorganized manner can add additional costs for the time the lawyer or their staff spends reviewing and sorting the documentation you have provided them.

The following document provides guidance for communication with a difficult ex / coparent, effective ways to make documentation easier, and different ways to organize the documentation to make it easier to navigate for yourself, your lawyer, and possibly, the judge.

Submitted by: SarahJae Johnston – Texas