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Resolving the question of child custody is one of the most difficult situations faced by couples going through a divorce or separation. In the ideal case, custody can be decided by mutual agreement - but in cases where custody is contested, things can get very stressful very fast. This article discusses some of the things that you can do to help insure that you will be granted the custody of your children

• Keep a calendar of everything involving your children, and the issues around their care. You need to know what activities they are involved in, and what their schedules are. It is also important to keep track of the full details of situations where your ex was unable to fulfill obligations relating to the children - whether it involves picking them up at a certain time and place, or dropping them off on time, or other failures to live up to commitments.
• It is very important that you be as flexible as possible when it comes to making adjustments to your schedule to accommodate the needs of your children - and your former spouse - when it comes to matters of the children's schedules. Whenever possible, be cooperative when you are asked to adjust the days or weekends on which you are scheduled to have the children, when it becomes necessary. By doing so, you make it clear to the court that you are placing your top priority on the welfare of the children, and your own needs below that.
• Be prepared to show the court why custody should not be granted to your former spouse. Keep track of how much they are involved in the children's lives, and how willing they are to be accommodating to changes that are needed in matters involving their schedules. If you can show that the children seem to be less important to your ex, it can go a long way to making your case.
• If your custodial adversary has a history of issues such as poor mental health, drug or alcohol addictions, or a criminal record, these are legitimate issues that can be raised before the court to support your case for being granted custody. If your former spouse is behaving inappropriately with a new sexual partner when the children are present, you can also raise that issue with the Court. Any substantive issue that could adversely affect your children is a legitimate issue for the Court to review when deciding your custody case.
• Hiring a truly effective attorney is probably the most important aspect of trying to win a custody battle. An attorney who is highly motivated to win your case will be your best asset in your campaign for custody of your children. Finding that special attorney, however, can be somewhere between difficult, and impossible. Because of this, you need to have some sort of "fall-back" support, something that can provide a backstop to help you just in case your attorney turns out to be a slacker whose main interest is in collecting fees, not working hard to win your case. It can also happen that an attorney is simply not able to keep up with all the relevant psychological and legal strategies, and the different kinds of evidence that work (or fail to work) in the courtroom.

In either event, having access to your own sources of expert information is an invaluable asset. It puts you in a position of being able to help your attorney make the strongest case possible for you. It also provides an alternative resource for those cases where your attorney falls short of the ideal. The most important thing you need to do when obtaining this resource is to be certain that it is published by recognized authorities in the field of custodial issues and laws. Experts with the knowledge and experience to compile the information you need, and present it in a format that makes it easy for a non-attorney to comprehend, will be your best guides. There are various sources for this type of guide that you can investigate to help you find your way through the sometimes confusing landscape that is Child Custody. See the links in the resource box for further information.

You can download two FREE reports about Child Custody issues, and learn much more about how to prevail in a Child Custody Hearing by going to this link: Child Custody Reports. Once you have sent your request for those reports, you will also have a chance to learn about the Child Custody Guides. These extensive guides, written by recognized authorities in the filed of family relations and child custody issues, will be an invaluable resource during your child custody proceedings.