Children

Two questions, kept separate from money: where the children spend their time (a transparent allocation of the year's overnights) and who decides the major questions — with the terms for how parents inform each other and resolve disagreements. JusticeX lays out the proposal objectively and never forces an outcome; you and your counsel decide.

Emma · age 9

Mason · age 6

Where the parties stand

Dana — Party A

Seeks primary residence on the current schedule and primary say on religious upbringing, continuing the children's existing routine.

Samuel — Party B

Seeks expanded summer time and joint decision-making on religion; agrees to the school-week schedule and joint decisions elsewhere.

Parenting time — allocation of the year's overnights

Resulting share of the yearDana 238 · Samuel 127 nights

Dana · 65%

Samuel · 35%

ItemArrangement & termsDanaSamuelTotalStatus

Total parenting nights / year the whole year to allocate ——365

▸ One-off / dedicated time — set aside first

Holidays odd / even rotation Major holidays alternate by year; birthdays shared 16 Agreed

Summer vacation dedicated weeks each Two non-consecutive weeks each, by May 1 notice 28 Open

School breaks winter / spring recess Recess weeks split or alternated 12 Agreed

Add a one-off block

Subtotal — one-off timetotal set aside 282856

Net for the regular routine 365 − 56 one-off = 309

▸ Regular routine — the net, spread by the slider

Day-to-day routine Dana68% 21099309 Agreed

Total allocatedeverything adds up 238127365

The flow reads top to bottom: 365 total → minus one-off time → net for the routine → split by the slider → back to 365. Editable cells are highlighted; either party or the mediator can edit a block, add one, or re-status — every change is logged.

This overnight split sets the primary residential parent (currently Dana), which informs the suggested child-support payor. The payor is chosen on the Support tab and can be overridden there — the model never forces it.

The standard that applies

NY DRL §240(1)(a)

Custody and parenting time are determined “as ... the best interests of the child require.” — NY Domestic Relations Law §240(1)(a)

In practice, the children's best interests are what's typically considered when deciding time with each parent and how decisions get made — stability, each parent's involvement, the existing routine, and, as children get older, their own wishes. JusticeX lays out the proposal; it doesn't recommend an outcome.

Decision-making — who decides, and on what terms Add a decision area

Decision areaWho decidesNotes & terms — informing · input · disagreementStatus

EducationJoint Decided together; both informed of school communications; if no agreement in 14 days, mediator consulted before any change. Agreed

Medical & healthJoint Either may authorize urgent care; the other informed within 24h; routine/elective decisions joint. Agreed

Religion & upbringingDana — primary Dana decides; Samuel kept informed and may share input. Open: Samuel requests joint — process for disagreement still to be set. Contested

ActivitiesJoint The enrolling parent gives notice; conflicts in a parent's time are that parent's call. Agreed

Travel & relocationMutual consent Out-of-state travel: 30 days' written notice + itinerary; relocation requires mutual written consent. Agreed

Click who decides to change it (Joint / Dana / Samuel), edit the terms, re-status, or add an area — humans author; JusticeX structures and logs.

Resolution approach for future disagreements

How the parties agree to handle disagreements or situations that come up later — for example, if one parent is supposed to inform the other and doesn't. The aim is to resolve things directly and through mediation, reducing the need to return to court. Set with, and facilitated by, your mediator or attorney.

1 Talk directly + written notice within 7 days 2 Return to the mediator within 14 days 3 Court — last resort only

Drafted for review and sign-off by the mediator and each party's attorney — not legal advice from JusticeX.

Reports available

Summary Report

The headline result for this step

Detailed Report

Full inputs → logic → legal references → outputs

JusticeX organizes the proposal and shows the standard that applies; it does not recommend a custody outcome. You and your counsel decide. A page can be finalized once every topic on it is resolved; agreed items flow into the Memorandum of Understanding at the Memorandum of Understanding stage.

2 topics still open — resolve all to finalize this page

JusticeX is a software platform — not a law firm or mediator. It provides objective, mathematical comparison (and optional public legal precedent) for reference only — no legal advice, interpretation, or argument guidance; the two parties reach their own agreed view. Full legal & UPL disclaimer. Synthetic demo — no real person, figure, or document.

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