If you have no custody order in place, usually anything is fair game. However, once that order is in place and instructing you on where your child goes at any given time, it is important to abide by what appears within. If your ex has a scheduled visitation with the child and you deny this… Continue reading →
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Custody and Visitation Schedule Guidelines in California
In California, the courts urge parents to conduct something known as a “custody or visitation agreement” or a parenting plan. These plans are a written agreement among parents on two major aspects of parenting schedules: time-sharing, and decision-making. This means that, with the help of these schedules, you will better understand when your child will… Continue reading →
Paternity and the Various Types of Fathers in a Custody Situation
If there is no agreement between you and the father of your child, you or the father will have to bring a paternity suit to identify the father of your child. In many cases, paternity suits are used as a way to establish financial responsibility or gain visitation rights between parents. Biological Fathers: The Only… Continue reading →
Types of Child Abuse You May Find in Your Custody Case
When you are involved in a custody case and child abuse is at the center of it all, you may have many concerns about your child’s safety. There are many types of child abuse that we will discuss with you today to give you a better understanding of what you may witness in your case… Continue reading →
When a Parent Isn’t Following the Visitation Schedule
If you have been through the court system once, you want to believe that your schedule will work out for both you and your ex-spouse. But what happens when one parent does not follow the visitation schedule you two agreed to? If you are the custodial parent, you are probably already aware that it is… Continue reading →
Should I Press Charges if She Takes my Child From me?
You may be feeling many emotions if your ex-spouse is disobeying your custody order and ultimately keeping your child from you. Let’s say that you were supposed to pick your child up for their weekly visitation and, when you tried to, your ex-spouse didn’t allow him to leave the house. There was absolutely no reason… Continue reading →
Problems You May Encounter With Paternity
In many cases, when a baby is born, paternity is assumed because the couple is married, a form is signed, or the father agrees to have his name put on the birth certificate. There are many reasons why paternity is important for everyone involved, as it secures support for the child and the father is… Continue reading →
How to Apply for Visitation Rights
If you are a non-custodial parent, you want to be able to spend time with your child, which is why visitation rights are of utmost importance. Visitation rights specifically grant you the right to take physical custody of the child for a specific, regular period of time every week or month. In many cases, two… Continue reading →
When is Supervised Visitation Appropriate?
The courts in California keep the child’s best interest in mind when they are determining child custody. What happens when the child’s well being and safety is at stake? How will the courts help protect the child? In these cases, a judge will help ensure that the child is only having contact with a parent… Continue reading →