Q: How can I do new custody agreement outside of court and then have it placed on record?
My Ex Husband has recently moved closer to my daughter and I and is wanting to have more time with her. I am willing to redo the visitation arrangement however I would like make up the parenting plan as well as conditions and submit it to the court for the record. We are trying to do this without attorneys or court dates. I there any way in which I can make a parenting plan as well as conditions that must be followed by myself and then just turn them in to the court and have them placed on Record.
A: No, if you want an official, enforceable order from the court; you would have to file a Motion to Modify, and after your ex has been served, set a court for an uncontested trial in which one or both of you go in to confirm that you agree to the plan. You may, however, ignore all of this and simply change the parenting schedule among yourselves without filing anything; but this plan would not be enforceable should one of you become uncooperative down the road.
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