When you are entrenched in a contentious divorce or child custody case, it is common to hear the parties exchange the pleasantry: "See you in Court!" 

While the Court is always available to decide how to resolve your differences, Sneed Law strongly advocates for getting divorce and child custody matters resolved short of an expensive, divisive, and emotionally-draining trial.  If you can set aside your emotions (nearly impossible) and negotiate a settlement with (oftentimes) the person you think you despise most in the world, you will save money, save time, take all of the risk away, and begin to sleep normally again. 

You and your "co-parent" (I know you hate him/her) get to decide what arrangement works best for you and your children, you can tailor a schedule that is best for your child/children, and the possible iterations are only limited by your creativity (so long as it is defensibly in the best interest of the child). Resolving your case through direct negotiation, mediation, or judicial settlement conference is undeniably faster...and faster means less money spent on lawyers.

Also, because you and the demon you used to call your spouse have reached a settlement by mutual agreement, you will have established a foundation of communication and cooperation that will only be useful for future co-parenting, i.e., if you and Maleficent agreed on the terms of your own volition, its much more likely that both of you will follow the terms willingly.

Lastly, by reaching a settlement, both you and the biggest mistake of your life will be avoiding all of the uncertainty of trying your case to a Judge, who despite his/her best effort may not know enough about your lives and your children to implement a custody schedule that is actually workable.