Unmarried or Never Married Parents file approximately 20,000
paternity matters in a Massachusetts Probate and Family Court Department each
year. These filings often include parenting agreements about caring for
their child(ren).
Parents can work together to work out the terms of their
parenting plan. For assistance, parents can work with a mediator to
develop a parenting plan or visitation schedule, to review child support, and
to reach agreement about physical and legal custody of a child or children.
Once agreement is reached, many unmarried parents submit their agreement to a
probate court so that it can become a legally enforceable court order. A
judge from a Probate and Family Court Department in Massachusetts will then
review the agreement to determine if it is in the best interest of the child.
Read Josh Hoch's posting on MWI's Divorce Mediation Blog
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