Q: Can child custody be changed if it’s been the same for a few years and isn’t on paper yet, just verbal?
Going through a divorce, and we currently do one week on and one week off. Our child is 4, is there a way to change the custody when we get to court or will it pretty much stay the same? I do have concerns when it comes to my child and the other parent and their lack of parenting. I am not sure if it will be enough but I just need something to go off of..
I want this divorce over with, it keeps getting dragged out I can not afford an attorney and I don’t know any other way to speed it up.
A: One of the factors the court must consider to determine the "best interest" of the child under section 61.13, Florida Statutes is the length of time the child has been in a stable environment and desire of maintaining continuity. The longer this schedule is in place and the child is doing well, the stronger the argument is that this schedule is likely in child's best interest.
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