When families split, visitation agreements can prevent misunderstandings and undue stress for children. Georgia divorce law, in accordance with the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, Title 19, Domestic Relations, Chapter 9, Child Custody Proceedings, requires submission of a workable visitation schedule as part of the proceedings. The court encourages joint agreements, but fixed visitation (set days and times) is also an option.
Alpharetta Child Visitation Attorney
Child visitation rights are sometimes violated by a controlling ex-spouse and sometimes it is the non-custodial parent that interferes with the custodial parent’s rules or long range plans. Georgia courts take court ordered visitation seriously and non-compliance can be severely punished. Court orders that have been violated by not returning the child in a timely fashion or other acts of visitation non-compliance, such as not allowing visitation because of non-payment of child support or alimony are frowned upon, as well. If your right to visitation in Alpharetta or anywhere in Georgia has been denied by anyone other than a court-ordered judgment, call us at the law offices of the the Teiger Law Center to petition the Georgia courts on issues of non-compliance with court ordered visitation.
Roswell Visitation Rights Lawyer
Visitation rights can be terminated by the court if it is deemed necessary. Usually, the termination is temporarily delayed until child support is paid or a rehab program completed or community service performed. Supervised visitation (often used when the non-custodial parent raises abuse or drug/alcohol concerns), when a third party acts as chaperone, allows the parent/child relationship to continue. The supervised visit, usually held at a scheduled place and time, can be monitored by an agreed upon relative or friend or the visit can be supervised by a court appointed trustee. Grandparent visitation is still decided on a case by case basis as are visitation modifications, which is sometimes necessary when residence or employment hours have changed.
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Alpharetta visitation rights attorney Tracy Teiger and his team at the Teiger Law Center will protect your visitation rights whether you are custodial or non-custodial parent. Call us today for a free initial consultation.
