Detroit Custody Of Child - Dealing With The Other Parent

[Theresa Chenoweth]

Leverage is important in dealing with a Detroit custody of child and
the other parent.
Leverage
In addition to making some decisions, you'll also have to assemble
information. Because bargaining depends on your ability to pressure
the other side into making concessions, you'll need to identify the
factors that you can use for leverage.
There are many types of leverage, but they generally fall into two
categories-legal and psychological.
Custody Legal Leverage
Legal leverage concerns the legal norms, that is, what would happen to
you if the negotiations fail and you go to custody court. You don't
necessarily have to go to court-just the mere possibility of it
influences the negotiations. This is called bargaining in the shadow
of the law, and parents negotiate custody of their children well aware
of how courts have ruled in the past. A parent who seeks a traditional
or typical custodial arrangement gains a significant bargaining
endowment that pushes the negotiations in his or her favor.
Detroit Custody Of Child: Five Ways to Deal with the Other Parent
1. Be reasonable. Don't expect to get your way more than half the time-
if that.2. Be flexible. If you think your kids require flexibility,
wait until you start dealing with your ex.3. Be kind. Of course your
ex-spouse is not perfect-but you had a child with him or her anyway.4.
Be reliable. Do what you'll say you 11 do.5. Be quiet. If you don't
have to talk-don't. Less is more.
Psychological Leverage
Psychological leverage has nothing to do with the law, and everything
to do with how the parents feel. If one parent is angry or selfish, or
the other parent feels guilty, the emotions can dramatically influence
the negotiations. It's not unusual for a "burned" ex-spouse to try to
punish a former mate by battling over custody.
And even if strong emotions aren't involved, the personal preferences
of the parents will play a role. For example, if one parent genuinely
wants to raise the children and the other doesn't, that will shift the
negotiations.
In addition, because a judge's decision is never a sure thing, the
amount of risk each parent is willing to take is a factor. Some
parents in a Detroit Custody Of Child case will simply be more willing
to take their chances in court, while others will be risk-adverse-
disturbed by the mere possibility of losing.

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