What will I have to include in the affidavit for interim custody?

The judge hearing an application for interim custody will want to know

• basic information like the names and ages of the children;
• any special needs or health concerns the children have;
• who has been the primary caregiver for the children up until now;
• the basic facts of the marriage breakdown and why living together is no longer possible;
• your proposal for where you and the children will live;
• childcare or after school care arrangements if necessary;
• financial details about how you and the children will live;
• the children's extracurricular, school, sports and community activities and any special relationships with extended family and how these matters may be least disrupted for the children;
• any other important factors that will have an impact on the best interests of your children.

All of this information will be put by your lawyer into an affidavit and you will be asked to swear that it is true.

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July 2006

see also:

• More Custody FAQs
• More Divorce FAQs

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