Autism and Family Court Issues: Points for Parents

When parents separate, a child’s autism should shape the parenting plan rather than be an afterthought. Courts can consider therapy schedules, the need for consistent routines and which parent has been managing services when they decide custody and parenting time.

Bring documentation: the current treatment plan, the IEP, and a simple calendar showing where the child is each day. Judges and mediators respond to concrete information.

Autism New Jersey’s guide to divorce, custody and mediation, written with family-law attorneys, is available in the Knowledge Hub.