Custody & Permanent Separations – a Sims 4 Mod

– Custody & visit system, for Sims who had a child together

– Splitting of funds, in case of permanent separations

– Amicable or non-amicable permanent separation

– optional child support system

o Break-Ups and divorces can be attempted amicably. If one of the parties involved is against the divorce, it may still go sour, but there is a good chance that the amicable approach makes things easier for both sims involved. They can this way stay in good terms and have special interactions.

– In case of amicable separations, no bad sentiments will come.

Upon divorcing, the Sim asking for the separation will explain why.

You can either use a premade reason (most give moodlets, the rest give notifications), or write your own reason.

If the separation is AMICABLE: Sims discuss custody and the player will decide it. The interaction is ‘Discuss Custody’.

If the separations is NOT AMICABLE: sims will go to court and custody will be decided on factors such as income, housing, child’s preference, and a bit of chance. The interaction is ‘Go to Court for Custody’.

You can choose which to use, even if the separation type doesn’t match, so that if you want a specific outcome you can get it even if it’s unamicable.

NOTE 2: You can cancel custody arrangements (and then later re-do them or switch them). See under “Cheats and workaround” at the bottom of this page.

NOTE 3: Auto removal of custody: Once a child ages up to Young Adult, custody for them should be automatically removed. If Sims re-marry their ex, permanent separation and custody will also be removed.

NOTE 4: Custody availability: available to any Sim who have had a child together and don’t live together.

General visits notes:

• When visiting another parent, children may be happy or annoyed (sometimes they just want to be ‘at home’) – annoyance being more likely for teens.

• Weekly Child Support
• You choose the value
• Calculated based on Custody. Whomever has custody of most children gets child support for the difference.
  • Example: A and B have 3 children. A has custody of 2, B of 1. B pays Child Support to A for 1 child (since A has custody of one more child of the couple’s than B).
• Child Support is automatically triggered by setting up custody if the setting is on. You can manually add it too under “Custody”

• You can switch custody from one parent to the other for any child under ‘family and pregnancy’ then ‘custody’.
  
• You can remove custody arrangements for any child under ‘family and pregnancy’ then ‘custody’. (you can then re-do custody under ‘actions’ when clicking on the ex if you want).
  
• You can switch permanent separation mood (amicable or angry) by clicking on the ex, going under ‘actions’ then ‘RPO Special Actions’.
  
• You can remove a permanent separation by simply getting back together. You can also click on the ex, going under ‘actions’ then ‘RPO Special Actions’.