Non-Custodial Parents: How to Maintain a Relationship with Your Child
Non-Custodial Parents: How to Maintain a Relationship with Your Child
Even if you have resolved your initial California child custody dilemma, long distances separating a non-custodial parent from his or her child requires great efforts to maintain and/or develop a healthy relationship. Here are some tips to help you out: 1. Pay child support – It may seem obvious, but you would be surprised how many child support disputes arise out of miscommunication between parents or financial issues. If…
Read MoreWhat is Restricted Child Visitation? (California Family Codes 3011 and 3040-3049)
Child custody and visitation matters can be serious and complex matters that will have a major impact on both you and your children. Sometimes these matters are so contentious the other parent may request that you have no visitation rights with your children, or have a restricted visitation schedule. If you are going through a contentious child custody dispute, you should not hesitate to contact our experienced family law attorneys…
Read MoreIs Supervised Visitation the Answer in Your Child Custody Case?
In some child custody and visitation cases, it is appropriate to ask the court for the other parent to have supervised visitation. When this occurs and one parent asks the court for an order that the other parent have only monitored or supervised visits, the court must decide what is in the child’s best interest. A “supervised visit” is when the non-custodial parent is limited to visitation when either a…
Read MoreWhat is a Step-up Visitation Plan?
Step-up visitation allows a child to become more familiar with a parent she does not know well, or it allows an increase in visitation as the child gets older. A court often uses this type of plan with a young child, especially an infant, when one parent must meet specific guidelines before getting more visitation or when the parents were not married and the child has not spent much time…
Read MoreWallin & Klarich Family Law Attorney Hong Lyu Assists Client to Obtain Better Visitation Terms and Avoid Debts Related to Family Law Case
Wallin & Klarich Family Law Attorney Hong Lyu Assists Client to Obtain Better Visitation Terms and Avoid Debts Related to Family Law Case Hong Lyu, a Wallin & Klarich Family Law Attorney, recently assisted his client in securing improved visitation terms tailored specifically to his work schedule and avoiding certain community debts and attorney’s fees by aggressively representing him in trial. Attorney Lyu achieved this result by representing his client…
Read MoreWallin & Klarich Family Law Attorney Hong Lyu Assists Client to Obtain Favorable Court Orders in Best Interest of Client’s Child
Hong Lyu, a Wallin & Klarich Family Law Attorney, recently assisted his client in securing favorable visitation times for his client and a court order mandating that the historically violent father participate in anger management classes. He was able to obtain favorable court orders in the best interest of child by acting as a strong advocate for his client. Lyu assisted his client in obtaining favorable regular schedule and vacation…
Read MoreHow to protect and establish my rights to visitation with my children
Divorce is a difficult process to undergo for both parties. It is more difficult when there are minor children in the midst of the fight. Parents often feel as if they will be robbed of valuable time spent with their children if they are not awarded primary physical custody. It is important to realize that a parent can protect their rights to visitation and custody both during the divorce as…
Read MoreWhen Should You Ask For Supervised Visitation
As news reports continually come in with developments on the Jerry Sandusky child molestation allegations, news reports indicate that Sandusky's daughter in law sought an order seeking that Sandusky not be allowed in the presence of her children nor to allow the children to be in Sandusky's home. The court ended up making an order that the children were not to be in the presence of Jerry Sandusky without supervision…
Read MoreWhen the Dependency Court Detains My Children, Do I Get To See Them?
Once the court decides to detain the child, they will likely place the child in foster care or with a suitable relative. The court must order visitation and services to be provided as soon as possible to reunify the child with their family if appropriate, based on the circumstances of the case. Visitation is normally monitored in the beginning and if you comply with the services and will likely increase. …
Read MoreCan an Aunt and Uncle Seek Visitation Rights with their Niece/Nephews?
The short answer is YES. California law confers discretion on the court to grant reasonable visitation rights to any other person having an interest in the welfare of the any other person. In order to do this there must be a pending custody case where the mom and dad have custody at issue. The aunt and uncle would then need to file a motion to be joined to the case, so…
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