As a parent with physical custody of your children, you understand how important it is for them to spend time with your ex-spouse. Unfortunately, just because your ex has visitation rights doesn't necessarily mean they'll spend time with their children.
What are the different types of supervised visitation?
Florida family law judges are responsible for deciding what's in the best interest of a child when making custody decisions. Many aim to institute visitation schedules that will allow children to spend the maximum time possible with both parents. If there's a question over a child's safety, then a judge in Plantation may require for such visits to be supervised.
How to spend quality time with your children this summer
Even if you don't live with your children, if you have visitation rights, you're still able to spend a good amount of time together. During the summer months, there is no shortage of activities to consider.
What are the most important times in your child's day?
When setting up a custody and visitation schedule, it is important to think carefully about exactly what time you want to spend with your child. When can you have the most impact on their growth and development? What time of day is best for your relationship with them? What can you do to create a schedule that, though you do not get to see your child as much as you used to, still helps you be a valuable part of their life?
Re-entering your kids' lives after an absence
You've been largely out of your children's lives since your divorce. Perhaps you've been living on the other side of the country or even abroad. Maybe you've been in a recovery center getting help for a substance abuse issue. Some parents don't see their children for years because they're incarcerated.
Important details to include in a visitation schedule
If you are going through a divorce and share children with your soon-to-be ex-spouse, you'll want to create both a parenting agreement and visitation schedule.
Visitation interference: Things you need to know
If you have visitation rights with your children, it's important to stick with the agreed-upon schedule whenever possible. Not only does this provide your children with stability, but it also insures that you get to spend time together.
Don't look down on the benefits of virtual visitation
There is no denying the fact that you want to spend as much time as possible with your children after divorce. This holds true both for the parent who has physical custody, as well as the one who has visitation rights.
2 unusual types of shared parenting arrangements
We all know about joint custody, 50-50 custody and sole custody when it comes to shared parenting arrangements. But there are certain less-than-common ways that co-parents organize their time with their kids. Some of these ways push against the limits of what general society considers "acceptable, normal behavior." At our law firm, however, we encourage parents to explore all of their options -- and get creative -- to find a parenting solution that works for them, even if others find it to be uncouth or strange.
When is the best time to establish paternity?
Many Florida parents have suffered due to questions about establishing paternity. Often, the one who wants to establish paternity is the father so that he can pursue the right to spend time with his children via regularly scheduled visitations. It might also be the mother, who pursues child custody in order to receive child support payments. Whether you're the mother or the father of a child, the best time to establish paternity is at the hospital, just after your child is born.
