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ARTICLE · 02 MAY 2020

Sharing custody is hard enough, without COVID-19!

Shared parenting arrangements need strict schedules, so it may be difficult to adapt to these sudden, COVID-19 changes.

AustraliaFamily and Matrimonial

With unprecedented social restrictions imposed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, parents from blended families or parents engaged in co-parenting arrangements may encounter a number of hurdles to their normal weekly routine.

As shared care arrangements generally thrive in strict routine environments, it can be difficult for parents to adapt to change and communicate with their co-parent.

Hurdles that may arise and questions that parents may have in this current climate might include:

  1. What do I do if a border closure between the states restricts my ability to changeover the care of my children with their other parent?
  2. What do I do if someone in my family home contracts the virus, while my child is staying with their other parent? Can they come back into my care?

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