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Here is How Divorced Mother and father Can Pandemic-Proof Their Custody Agreements

PARSIPPANY, NJ, January 27, 2021 / PRNewswire / – During the Covid-19 pandemic, divorced parents learned the hard way that custody and parental leave arrangements require great flexibility in order to endure and effectively protect childrens best interests in the event of a public health emergency.

Bari Weinberger

Her new article for the New Jersey Law Journal states, “Post-pandemic child custody arrangements will never be the same.” Bari Z. WeinbergerThe family law expert and founder of the Weinberger Divorce & Family Law Group examined the numerous custody issues that divorced families face due to Covid-19 and outlined steps co-parents can take to make their custody arrangements pandemic-proof in 2021.

“Over the past year, divorced parents have grappled with school closings and fears about their children who contracted the virus while swapping homes. Unfortunately, their custody agreements, which were often agreed years ago, don’t offer much pandemic guidance. .. these are new issues for divorced families and require new thinking and a new approach, “said Weinberger.

In light of the ongoing Covid-19 emergency, Weinberger encouraged divorced co-parents to consider establishing a “Covid Coparenting Contract,” which sets out common sense rules regarding safety precautions and travel policies. As Weinberger wrote, a contract can:

  • Determine the best way to get the child to shares Time between each parent due to health concerns or changes in parents’ work schedules.
  • Create rules for exchanging children that take pandemic restrictions into account, e.g. B. Travel advice and quarantine needs.
  • Create a separate home / distance schooling schedule to ensure that school time is separate from normal parental leave.
  • Establish rules for meeting people outside the immediate household, e.g. B. wearing masks, social distancing, and following guidelines for collecting numbers.
  • Add contingency plans for missed holidays or regular parental leave, including using Zoom or Skype to add additional “virtual” parental leave.
  • Respond to special or personal concerns during the pandemic.

As Weinberger noted, “These temporary changes are a way to stabilize an unpredictable situation. If parents agree to a Covid contract, they can set an end date for the terms, either a specific date or a conditional date such as’ to to completion ‘- personal school starts again’ or ‘until parent A works full time in the office again’.

Coming together to discuss custody needs during the pandemic is also a way for fellow parents to realize that they are on the same page to keep their children healthy and safe.

According to Weinberger, “divorced parents discover commonalities during this difficult time and have been generous with alternative time and catch-up time. This is a model that we can all emulate – for everyones sake, but mostly for the kids. “

Bari Z. Weinberger will be writing a new column on family law in the New Jersey Law Journal starting next month.

over Bari Z. Weinberger, Esq.

Expert in family law Bari Z. Weinbergeris the founder and managing partner of the Weinberger Divorce & Family Law Group, a family law firm that advises divorce and family lawyers New Jersey with offices in key locations across the state. Ms. Weinberger is a certified marital lawyer and an experienced mediator for family law. She is also a published author and frequent media writer on divorce and family law for local and national audiences.

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