Patrick Breen: Child custody
Child custody Welcome to the Patrick Breen blog. If your relationship ends and you have children, you’ll need to agree where your children live. You’ll also need to decide how much time they spend with each of you. This is called making 'child arrangements'. Child arrangements are usually an informal agreement - but it can help to write them down. You’ll only need to go to court if there’s been violence or abuse in your relationship, or you really can’t agree. When you’re agreeing where your children will stay, you should also work out how you’ll keep in touch with them when they’re staying with your ex-partner. If you’ve moved house and it’s difficult for your children to visit your new home, you could agree to meet them at a relative or family friend’s house. If you move away from your children, agree how you’ll keep up contact. You could ask your ex-partner to split travel costs or meet you somewhere with the children. You should write down what you’ve agreed - this is cal