Ensuring Your Child's Best Interests in Visitation Matters
Are you in a custody dispute over your child or children? Are you being refused visitation with your child by your former spouse? Do you need help establishing or modifying a parenting plan or visitation schedule? If so, our team at Castellanos & Associates, APLC is here to help. Our Los Angeles family law attorneys understand the emotionally difficult situation you are facing, and we are committed to caring for each client with the compassion and respect that you deserve.
At Castellanos & Associates, APLC, our Los Angeles child visitation lawyers have more than 50 years of collective experience in divorce and child custody matters. We have served families through complex litigation over issues including child relocation and other move-related issues between parents and their children.
Our broad range of experience with child visitation issues has given us vast knowledge that we can put to use for you and your specific case. We understand California law and can educate you on your custody or modification options.
Understanding Visitation Rights in California
In California, courts use visitation as the way to describe how parents will share time with the children. The non-custodial parent, or the parent who has less than half of the time with the children, receives visitation orders. There are a number of different types of visitation orders and your orders will ultimately depend on the needs of your family.
Types of Visitation Orders in California
Visitation according to a schedule
Reasonable, or open-ended, visitation
Supervised visitation
No visitation
Children often benefit from visitation orders, which determine when each parent gets to spend time with the children and for how long. This is an excellent way to eliminate unnecessary confusion between parents and prevent conflicts that can arise over visitation orders. Only when it would be harmful for a child to spend time with a parent does the court refrain from creating visitation orders.
As you move forward and attempt to settle the logistics of your visitation orders, you may become overwhelmed or feel that your rights are being ignored. This is where the assistance of our firm comes into play. As Los Angeles visitation lawyers, we can help you navigate the complexities of your orders and fight to uphold your best interests, as well as the best interests of your child.
Get in Touch for a Free Consultation on Visitation Rights
If your right to visiting your child has been refused, call our firm today to discuss modifying your child custody plan. We are here to help negotiate a visitation and parenting schedule that is sensitive to your desire to be an active part in your child's life. Our Los Angeles family law attorneys would be happy to answer any questions you have and form a plan that is best for you! As a bilingual firm, we are proud to offer Spanish speakers access to our legal support as well. Visit the Spanish version of our site here.
