1. Write a blog article with tips about the do and do not for out-of-state travel with children.
2. Have meeting with your paralegals and associate lawyers to discuss the custody agreements for the firm’s emotionally strung clientele. Then divide your cases among your team. Each team member should be authorized to answers client questions relating to custody issues. Remember your paralegals can’t provide legal advice – Plan ahead create a script or Q&A response plan for your paralegals!
3. Remind clients when your office is closed for the holidays. You should consider developing a plan for managing any emergencies. You should notify clients through a variety of channels, i.e. social media, out of office replies, and voicemail recordings.
4. Again, you may want to remind clients to discuss their plans with the opposing party. You may need to write a letter to a handful of opposing parties outlining your clients’ preferred holiday schedule.
5. Ask your client to decide on a minimum of two proposed holiday schedules for each holiday event.
6. Consider asking clients to create an exchange calendar using Google or the Calendar app of your choice, for ease of sharing parenting schedules.

THE SECOND SCHEDULE SHOULD BE HIS OR HER ALTERNATE CHOICE. DEVELOPING MORE THAN TWO SCHEDULES PER EVENT WILL MAKE THE PROCESS TOO IN DEPTH.