As a family law attorney, I'm seeing RTO mandates affect custody arrangements. Parents need to talk about the school schedule for next year now.

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• Kim Nutter practices marital and family law.
• She explains how return to office orders can impact child support and custody.
• Parents should try to work out changes in mediation, not court, she says.

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Kim Nutter, partner Brinkley Morgan. It has been edited for length and clarity.

Across the country people are being asked to return to the office — even at the law office I work at.