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Your family is unique. Your legal documents should be, too.
Whether you’re establishing custody, changing an existing arrangement, or addressing child support, DocDraft helps you move forward with greater clarity and confidence.
Understand your next steps
Tell us about your family and what you’re trying to accomplish. We’ll help you organize the information relevant to your situation.
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Get help drafting documents that reflect your circumstances and applicable Pennsylvania requirements.
Get legal help when you need it
Some family matters require more than paperwork. Connect with attorney-support options when professional guidance could make a difference.
What can DocDraft help you with?
Child Custody Agreements
Work toward clear arrangements that address legal custody, physical custody, and decisions affecting your child.
Parenting Plans & Custody Schedules
Prepare a proposed parenting plan covering the custody schedule, holidays, vacations, exchanges, and other important details.
Child Support
Understand the information involved in establishing or addressing child support obligations in Pennsylvania.
Custody & Support Modifications
Prepare to request changes to an existing court order when your circumstances have changed.
Responding to Custody Cases
Organize your information and get help preparing an appropriate response to a custody or support proceeding.
Co-Parenting Agreements
Document practical expectations and responsibilities to help both parents move forward.
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- Tell me what happened.
- We need a parenting time plan for our two kids in Pennsylvania.
- Which Pennsylvania county is this in?
- Philadelphia County
- What would you like this document to do?
- A weekly schedule with holidays and school breaks.
- Parenting schedule outlineFirst draft ready to review
The children will follow a weekly schedule, with holidays and school breaks shared as set out below.
Understanding child custody and support in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania law divides custody into legal custody, the right to make major decisions about a child's education, health care, and religion, and physical custody, the actual physical care and control of the child. Each can be shared or sole, and physical custody can also be primary, partial, or supervised.
Custody cases are heard by the county court of common pleas, generally in the county where the child lives, and usually start with a Complaint for Custody. In a contested case, the court may ask each parent to submit a parenting plan.
Courts decide custody according to the child's best interests, considering all relevant factors and giving substantial weight to those that affect the child's safety. Child support is calculated under Pennsylvania's support guidelines, which generally consider both parents' incomes, along with individual circumstances.
If you already have a court order, changing it generally requires a petition to modify. A court may modify a custody order to serve the child's best interest. A parent who plans to relocate with the child generally must give the other parent at least 60 days' notice. A private agreement alone does not change an existing order.
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