My DH and I have an upcoming hearing and we are asking the judge for 50/50. We have a custody evaluation that says 50/50 would be the best situation for the child at this time (we recently moved to the same city as SS so we have the opportunity to see him more).
The problem is that we live in South Dakota and the court system seems to be about 10 years behind everywhere else. Our attorney has been reseraching to try to find case law to support us, as her attorney has listed various cases in SD that recommended against shared parenting (but they are from 10-50 years ago, nothing recent).
What I'm wondering Soc is if you know of any case law or anywhere specific we can search to find cases where the court has recommended a a change from joint custody (mother is primary) to a shared parenting (50/50).
Even if there's no precidence set in SD, I think if we could reference strong cases from other states that may help...?
Thanks in advance for your help!
The problem is that we live in South Dakota and the court system seems to be about 10 years behind everywhere else. Our attorney has been reseraching to try to find case law to support us, as her attorney has listed various cases in SD that recommended against shared parenting (but they are from 10-50 years ago, nothing recent).
What I'm wondering Soc is if you know of any case law or anywhere specific we can search to find cases where the court has recommended a a change from joint custody (mother is primary) to a shared parenting (50/50).
Even if there's no precidence set in SD, I think if we could reference strong cases from other states that may help...?
Thanks in advance for your help!