Sidney Childress has extensive experience with difficult child custody cases. Several Courts of Appeals have published legal opinions in child-custody cases where Sidney was the trial lawyer for one of the parties. See our Representative Cases

A "child custody" order, whether joint or sole, regarding "legal custody" and "actual, physical custody", can last up to 18 years. The Family Court cannot predict or provide for every change in circumstances that can occur in this period of time. Therefore, child custody orders can be and often are modified over the course of time. Often this is accomplished by agreement of the parents, such as where a child decides he or she wants to try living with the other parent for a while. This is just one example.

Has the parent with the court-ordered right to establish the domicile of the child voluntarily relinquished the primary care and possession of the child for 6 months? This is legal grounds for a court-ordered change in legal custody and child support. The Court may order a change or modification to the Parenting Plan also if one of the parents can allege and prove a "material or substantial change in circumstances".

The Childress Law Office is available to assist parents with the the proper drafting, filing and service of legal documents necessary to effectuate their agreed upon or uncontested Parenting Plan changes or modifications.

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