Tag: Legal Custody
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Child Custody Guide: 5 Steps for Parental Success
Divorce significantly affects families, especially children, requiring careful handling of child custody. In San Joaquin County, it’s essential to prioritize co-parenting, open communication, and children’s needs. Establishing consistent routines and respecting parental roles creates stability. Maples Family Law offers compassionate support for navigating these challenges to ensure children’s well-being during this transition.
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Where Will My Child Live?
For a parent, nothing is more stressful than staring down the uncertainty of a child custody battle. You’re worried about how they will cope, what they will think, and—perhaps most importantly—where they will live. The bad news is: we don’t know where your child will live. Parenting time decisions are made on an individual, case…
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Intro to Visitation in California
Between school, play, chores, and extracurricular activities, kids are a busy bunch. Which means that when it comes to divorce, it can sometimes be tricky for California courts to divide a child’s time exactly equally between parents—even when both are evenly qualified. That’s why, in California, it’s common for judges to assign one parent to…
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Child Custody Overview
Child custody refers to the various rights and responsibilities associated with taking care of a child. These authorities and obligations are most commonly associated with divorce; however, they are also relevant to unmarried parents, grandparents, legal guardians, and individuals looking to adopt. In this child custody overview, we’ll define important terms, talk about parental rights,…
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Enforcing a Visitation Order
In California, all custody decisions are made according to a child’s best interest. This includes being able to have a loving, healthy relationship with both of their parents, whenever possible. However, these relationships can’t blossom without quality time. That’s why when parents don’t live together, the court will often issue a visitation order. These edicts…
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Unmarried Parents in CA
Divorce and custody go together about as often as peanut butter and jelly. Hence, it’s easy to see why parental rights and marital rights sometimes get mixed up. But—just like you don’t have to pair peanut butter with jelly—you also don’t have to be married to be a parent. Which is why parental rights are…
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Joint Custody
Child custody refers to a parent’s authority to care for their child, and, during divorce, a judge can assign these powers between spouses as joint custody, or to only one parent in sole custody. The division of such rights can be quite complicated, and couples should not try to resolve these matters on their own.…
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11 Common Questions About Joint Custody Schedules in California
If you’re like many people, you have plenty of questions about developing a joint custody schedule during or after divorce. Check out these joint custody schedule frequently asked questions to see if you can find an answer here – or, if you don’t see your question or need personalized legal advice, call us at 209-395-1605…
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California Infant Custody Laws
California values a child’s right to spend time – and have good relationships with – each parent. But are there California infant custody laws that apply to babies and toddlers? Here’s what you need to know. California Infant Custody Laws California’s child custody laws don’t differentiate by age (except when a child is old enough…
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Parenting Time Agreements in California: The Basics
In California, parenting time agreements cover important information about: How much time a child will spend with each parent Information on how the parents will make decisions about important issues regarding the child Parents can share time with the kids, or the court could award physical custody to only one parent. A judge makes the…
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