Visitation rights

The children will live with the custodial parent, who is also referred to as the residential parent. The parent with whom the children do not live is called the non-custodial or non-residential parent. The non-custodial parent has the right to visitation with the children. Lavelle Law, Ltd. is skilled at crafting fair and binding visitation schedules. These schedules are included either in the divorce judgment, or as a part of the Marital Settlement Agreement or Parenting Agreement which is incorporated into the judgment and has the full force of a court order. We will work to protect against unfair or inequitable terms in visitation agreements.

Amil Alkass can provide guidelines for visitation based on the ages of the children involved, the work schedules of the parents and the geographic distance between the custodial and non-custodial parents' residences. Some of the factors to be addressed are summer vacations, school vacations, holidays, travel, the activity schedules of the children and unique family circumstances.

A child is entitled to parentity time with both parents to foster a continuing, meaningful relationship.