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New Tool for Negotiating Joint Custody

Court Technology Bulletin
National Center for State Courts
Vol. 10 No. 1 January/February


Picture In Los Angeles, California, family law specialists such as attorneys, mediators, judges, and custody evaluators are taking advantage of a new software tool designed to facilitate divorce negotiations between separating parents.  The tool is a first-of-its-kind, joint custody computer program that creates custom-designed visitation schedules and allocates child support expenses.  The program, Kidmate, is a product of kidmate.com of Los Angeles, California. Kidmate guides family law specialists through child custody arrangements. The program calculates time percentages for each parent based on "overnights," "total time," and "quality time."   A facilitator can assign time-values to specific blocks of time such as sleeping and school times and exclude time spent away from both parents, such as during summer camp. The program divides holidays and special days between parents and creates a
comprehensive time-sharing schedule.  A record keeper module tracks details logged into the time-sharing schedule.  The program also includes a spreadsheet for the child support expenses to be shared by the parents.

Enthusiasts in the Los Angeles area include attorney/psychologist Diana Schulman, who finds Kidmate to be a thorough and innovative program for working with men and women making the transition from couples to parents. Alexandra Leichter, attorney and certified family law specialist, notes that Kidmate allows parents to keep track of the ever-changing and complicated scheduling of their custody arrangements, even in multi-family households with children on different schedules.  She predicts that the program will become standard equipment for attorneys, mediators, judges, and custody evaluators.  William Glavin, attorney with Kolodny & Anteau in Los Angeles, remarks that the straightforward graphics are easily reproduced as exhibits and charts for courtroom presentation. Although Kidmate originated in Los Angeles, it is available nationwide. For further information about the program, visit Kidmate's Web site at www.kidmate.com."

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