Process Overview
Step 1
Basics
• What happens in a custody case.
• One or both parents start the case.
• If one parent starts the case, the other parent responds.
• Skip if the parents file together.
Step 4
• The parents get ready for a hearing.
• The parents may go to mediation.
• The parents present information to the Judge.
• The Judge makes a final decision.
After the Final Decision
Learn how and when you can:
- Get the other parent to follow the Final Decision.
- Change the Final Decision.
- Have a higher court review the Final Decision.
Custody Cases are Hard Work
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