Self-Help For Custody Issues

In being aware of the latest trends in California Family Law Court, more and more people are representing themselves without legal counsel. In response to this trend, the California Courts have a self help website. The area that you may be interested in as far a child custody is http://www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp/family/custody/ . This site gives good advice. A prolonged high conflict custody fight can easily cost tens of thousands of dollars because of the high cost of legal representation.

I found this site to be helpful for people doing-it-themselves. By reducing overall legal fees, a quality Child Custody Evaluation, counseling about custody issues with a psychotherapist, or going into a private practice mediation can still leave you with money to spend on the best interests of the child(ren).

My post-doctoral training at UCLA and Harvard in mediation and negotiation has been a great aid to people wanting and needing a less costly avenue rather than going to war with the attorneys being your knights fighting on the front lines of a court battle. In this way, you have direct imput and control of how your child will be raised.

Dr. James E. de Jarnette
www.drjim.org