The Courts are awarding men significant amounts of parenting time with their children. Although the Courts don’t usually split the parenting time equally, men are getting 35% to 40% of the time in a lot of cases. The amount of parenting time will depend on the relationship that you have already established with your children, how much time you have routinely spent with them, their ages and if they are old enough, and their desires will be taken into consideration.

In many cases, men are awarded the primary care and control of their children. The Court will consider several factors such as which parent had the role of being the primary care giver when the family was in tact, the time each parent has available to spend with their children, and how closely bonded the children are with a particular parent.

The younger the children are, absent allegations of abuse, the less their wants and desires are considered by the Court. The Court will order that you have visitation with your children. Once children become teenagers and start thinking for themselves, so long as your ex-spouse is not interfering with your visitation rights, the Courts will not force a child to visit with his/her parent if they don’t want to do so.