Hi there all!
I am attending my first case conference in the near future and have a few questions that I’m hoping will receive some replies. (Please and thank you in advance!) Brief background of the case is as follows: I have an 11 month old child resulting from a short long distance relationship with a gentleman who lives approximately 17 hours away by car. Unfortunately, the relationship ended acrimoniously prior to the birth of the child, he has not seen the child and is currently requesting shared custody. In contrast, I am requesting sole custody with generous access provided to the child’s father.
I am currently preparing the Case Conference brief and have a few questions:
In any event, would appreciate any and all replies to the questions above. And again, thank you in advance.
I am attending my first case conference in the near future and have a few questions that I’m hoping will receive some replies. (Please and thank you in advance!) Brief background of the case is as follows: I have an 11 month old child resulting from a short long distance relationship with a gentleman who lives approximately 17 hours away by car. Unfortunately, the relationship ended acrimoniously prior to the birth of the child, he has not seen the child and is currently requesting shared custody. In contrast, I am requesting sole custody with generous access provided to the child’s father.
I am currently preparing the Case Conference brief and have a few questions:
- For the first case conference, should I include a ‘Proposed Parenting Plan’ in the brief?
- I’ve done some research and found some cases that seem to support my request for sole custody and I’m wondering if I should cite these cases as evidentiary support to support my request?
- I’ve also done some research using academic/scholarly journals regarding child custody and those views imparted by child psychologists such as Kelly, Lamb and Solomon and would like to include evidence from these academic journals to support my position. Should I? If so, how do I do that? Do I include the whole article as an Exhibit or do I parse out the relevant portions of the article and cite it as I would if I was writing an essay using one of the mainstream citing guidelines (like APA)?
In any event, would appreciate any and all replies to the questions above. And again, thank you in advance.
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