In many contested family law matters there are, unsurprisingly, many facts where the two parties do not agree. Did someone sign the child up for an activity with the agreement of the other parent? Did someone know about a doctor’s appointment that was scheduled by the other parent? Did someone agree to trade one date of custody for another? In all of these situations, going to court with nothing but your word vs the other party’s word can make your case more difficult, and can cause frustration for the client and the court.
So what can you do? Get it in writing. There are programs that you can use to communicate with the other parent where the program tracks when each of you logged in, when a message was sent, when it was reviewed, etc. Those programs can be very helpful in showing the court exactly what was said and how it was responded to. However even without a program, sending information via email can be helpful, or at the very least a text (although texts are more difficult to manage in court than emails or a program).
It can also be important to discuss anything you are putting in writing with your attorney first, so what you want to say is set out in a manner that is helpful to your case. As attorneys, we review many emails with our clients to ensure that our clients’ emotions are not getting in the way of effective communication.
For these or other family law questions, please contact one of the attorneys at Lee & Decker Family Law, LLC.