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Child Custody and Visitation Orders

When going through a divorce their is a lot of stress that goes on with living arrangements, the visitation and custody of children, and property division. If you are unsure how to resolve these issues you may want to contact a family law attorney. Family law attorneys can assist you with not only the divorce…
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Custody Mediation

If/when custody disagreements occur between parents concerning the custody and visitation order or discrepancies, mediation may be the way to reach a solution without the intervention of the courts. Mediation is meant to create a parenting plan that will best benefit the child/children while allowing your them to spend the most time possible with each parent…
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Helping Kids Through a Divorce

When you are going through a divorce or a separation, you can still be a good parent to your child and support them emotionally through this difficult ordeal. There are several things to keep in mind when you are trying to parent your child, remembering that he'she is probably confused and stressed by your separation. Most children…
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Do I Need to Alllow my Ex to have Child Visitation?

In California you are required by law to allow the children to visit with the children unless their is a court order stating otherwise. The court may order that a particular visitation schedule be upheld and both parties must uphold this. If these orders are not followed you run the risk of losing the custody…
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What is Supervised Visitation in Orange County?

The State of California always strives to protect the best interest of children. When the child's parents have custody or visitation issues within the courts, if the matter is an issue of protection and safety, the judge will decide to make it mandatory for a neutral third person to be present during all the parent/child contact. This type of…
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Duties of a Guardian of the Person: Part 3

As a guardian, can the court request me to take on other responsibilities concerning the child? Yes in fact the court requires that you submit a Status Report one every year. You will also be required to participate in meetings with any court investigator or visitors, and you may also be summoned to court occasionally to discuss the progress…
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Do Stepparents have rights to request custody and visitation orders?

Generally no, because the stepchild is not a child of the relationship. The family court can however, hear matters and make custody and visitation orders in a dissolution of a domestic partnership. In an action for dissolution of marriage, legal separation or nullity, the family court can grant reasonable visitation to a stepparent if stepparent…
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Family Law, Divorce, Child Custody, Visitation, Minor’s Counsel

A dissolution/divorce action can be very emotional.  The unknown can be quite scary. At times one parent is angry or hurt. One parent can be so angry and perhaps so hurt that they forget to act in their children’s best interest.  If a dissolution/divorce action becomes so acrimonious or the parties make allegation of domestic…
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