11/10/2023
November marks Military Family Appreciation Month.
At Divorce Lawyers for Men, we understand the unique challenges faced by military fathers and families navigating divorce. Throughout Military Family Appreciation Month, we’ll be sharing info relevant to military dads and families navigating divorce. To kick it off, here’s a brief overview of what you need to know about child custody as a military dad. To learn more, visit the Military Divorce section of divorcelawyersformen.com.
Fair visitation can be challenging for service members. If you are active duty military, your schedule can be unpredictable. You may not be able to pick your children up from school because of your military commitments. Just because you don’t have a 9 to 5 schedule, it does not mean that you don’t deserve full visitation with your children. Fight hard for a flexible schedule to make sure you can keep serving our country and spending time with your children on a regular basis.
Military fathers have a unique legal right in the state of Washington. As a service member, you can assign your visitation rights to another person while you are deployed. Washington law only provides this right to members of the military. This means that while you are away, your children will spend your visitation time with the person you designate. For example, this allows your mother, the children’s grandmother, to have your visitation while you are deployed.
To ensure your visitation assignment is respected and your children are spending time with the person you designated, you need a Washington lawyer experienced in Military divorce. If you’re ready to take the next step, click the link in our bio to get in touch with our experienced team.