Southern California Child Custody & Visitation Lawyer
Serving San Bernardino, Riverside and Los Angeles Counties
During a divorce or legal separation, you want to make sure to protect your parental rights when you negotiate a child custody and visitation plan. At the same time, resolving child custody and visitation issues is about doing what is best for your children. An experienced child custody dispute resolution lawyer can help you keep your priorities in order and come up with a parenting plan tailored to the needs of your family.
At the La Verne Law Offices of Stephanie J. Squires, we can help you negotiate a child custody plan that protects your parental rights and serves the needs of your children. Family law attorney Stephanie J. Squires has served San Bernardino County and the surrounding areas for more than a decade. We answer our telephones 24 hours daily, and all clients work directly with an experienced divorce lawyer who understands how the local family courts operate.
Honest Answers for Your Family
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In California child custody disputes, the family law courts focus on the best interests of the children involved. A judge will generally start by assuming that each parent should have equal parenting time. When that is impractical or unreasonable, we encourage our clients to work together as parents to come up with a child custody and visitation plan that fits their family's unique circumstances.
More Answers: The Modifications page of this Web site discusses changing a child custody plan that no longer meets a family's needs. The Paternity page of this Web site discusses how an unmarried parent can establish a visitation plan or even child custody.
Cooperating to Create a Child Custody Plan That Fits Your Family
If you are able to cooperate with your spouse, you can be a better parent for your kids. The possibilities are endless when it comes to child custody plans. The courts will accept any agreement that serves the best interests of the child. The spectrum runs from an agreement to share joint physical and legal custody to a decision that one parent will have sole physical custody with sharply defined — and possibly supervised — visitation times for the other parent.
What to Do About Allegations of Poor Parenting Skills
We understand that divorce is an emotional process, but making false accusations will not help you come up with a better child custody plan. When one parent accuses the other of negative character traits and poor parenting but cannot back up the accusations with evidence, the unsupported allegations can damage the accuser's credibility. Judges want to make sure the children are not being exposed to hearing negative things about the other parent. We will help you address your concerns about the other parent in a way that is constructive and will help your case.
At the same time, we want to help you do what is best for your children, so we ask that you share with us all of your concerns. If your spouse was abusive to you or your children or has an addiction to drugs, alcohol or gambling, we will help you gather proof and make sure the court takes that into consideration when making its decision. We will help you through this difficult time, so you can do what is best for your children.
Contact the Law Offices of Stephanie J. Squires
We are ready to answer your questions about child custody and help you take a close look at your situation, so you can do what is best for your kids. We answer our phones 24 hours a day and offer weekend and evening appointments when necessary. Contact us today for a free initial consultation.
