Visitation Rights

Visitation is the legal term for the right of a non-custodial parent to visit with their children. Typically, the non-custodial spouse has legal visitation rights to child visitation or parenting time unless the family court finds that visitation is not in the best interest of the child. States vary in their approach to visitation and child visitation rights; although, it generally consists of alternating weekends and some holidays. The amount of time and visitation schedule is stated in the final divorce agreement and may be modified by further court order. Please read on to learn more about visitation rights and child visitation. Lawyers.comsm also provides and example visitation schedule to help organize your visitation rights and time. A child visitation lawyer or attorney can be found using our lawyer and attorney search directory.

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Visitation Rights Articles
State Specific Resources
-  Divorce, Child Custody and Support in Your State-  State Domestic Relations and Family Codes Websites
 
Articles
-  Supervised Visitation & Child Custody-  Grandparents' Visitation Rights
-  Parental Alienation Syndrome-  Examples of Visitation Schedules
-  Visitation and Handling Transportation-  Visitation Awards and a Child's Preference
-  Visitation Rights and a Parents Ex-Partner-  Visitation Rights and an Acting Parent
-  Divorce: Visitation Rights FAQ
 
Visitation Rights FAQs
-  Divorce: Visitation Rights FAQ-  Divorce: Enforcing Custody Rights FAQ
 
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Forms
-  Child Visitation Letter by State
 
Lawyers.comsm Virtual Community
Legal Forums
-  General Family Law-  Non-Custodial Parents
-  Property Division-  Alimony
-  CA Family Law/Divorce-  Child Support
-  FL Family Law/Divorce-  Custody & Visitation
-  NY Family Law/Divorce-  Domestic Abuse
-  PA Family Law/Divorce-  Emotional Support
-  TX Family Law/Divorce-  General Divorce
 
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Hiring a Family Law Lawyer
-  Family Law: Selecting a Good Lawyer-  Family Law: Preparing to Meet with a Lawyer
-  Family Law: Meeting with a Lawyer
 
Related Topics on Lawyers.comsm
-  Divorce-  Custody
-  Child Support-  Family Law
 

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