What If My Child Is With Someone I’m Not Familiar With When Their Mother Or Father Is Supposed To Be Caring For the Child? What Are My Rights As A Parent?
As a parent, you have an absolute right to know who is taking care of your child when the other parent is supposed to have their visitation time with the child. When parents of a child stipulate to certain visitation rights or the court orders a visitation schedule, those parties must abide by that order from the court. Sometimes one parent might be too busy with their work or school schedules and thus leaves the child in the hands of people who the other parent is not familiar with. Often times the child is left with a new boyfriend or girlfriend or wife or husband. This can create problems for the other parent as they don’t know this other person and their ability to take care of their child. Many people ask what they can do to protect their children from these unknown persons.
What you need to do is hire an experienced law firm who can apply for a visitation modification and child custody. In this modification, the attorney would prepare and file documents that request that you obtain a “Right of First Refusal.” A Right of First Refusal is a right given to one parent that orders the other parent to ask the other parent’s approval when leaving the child with someone else for more than a certain period of time. Those periods of time can vary but can be used, for example, where a parent leaving the child with someone else for longer, than say three hours, would have to ask the other parent’s permission in order to do so. This gives the other parent some protection in knowing that their child will not be left without their mother or father for any longer than three hours.
The attorneys at Wallin and Klarich have over 30 years experience in family law matters and can prepare and file your forms and paperwork, as well as argue for your rights in court.
Please feel free to contact Wallin and Klarich for a free consultation. The skilled California family law attorneys at Wallin and Klarich are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week to answer your questions. You can reach us at (877) 466-5245 for more information.
