When spouses enter divorce proceedings or partners separate, the days and weeks ahead can be hard. When children are involved, they can seem almost impossible to manage.
Determining the specific dates and times your child will visit a noncustodial parent is challenging. You want to create a parenting time (visitation) schedule that is in the best interests of all involved. Our Michigan attorneys can help.
Protecting Parental Rights
At Dart Drouillard, P.C., we have more than 35 years of combined experience representing persons in parenting time disputes. We have provided counsel to hundreds of families and know what it takes to craft a visitation schedule that works.
Whether your matter can be settled through negotiation or requires the intervention of the court, our lawyers will defend your right to have a meaningful relationship with your child. Depending upon the circumstances of your matter, this may involve supervised or unsupervised parenting time.
Supervised parenting time may take place when one parent struggles with substance abuse or has been convicted of child molestation or neglect. We are experienced in this area and have been successful in obtaining supervised parenting time on behalf of numerous clients.
Court-Enforced Visitation Schedules Are Critical
Even if you have an amicable relationship with your former spouse or partner, it is important to create a child visitation arrangement. Without a court-enforceable document, you may have little or no legal recourse should your relationship dissolve and access to your child become limited.
Furthermore, a parenting time order can serve as a reference point should a dispute arise. These orders supersede verbal agreements and can assist in the accurate determination of child support. The more overnight visits your child makes to your home, the lower your support payments.
Consult With a Warren Attorney for Parenting Time
Contact our firm to speak with a Livonia attorney for visitation rights. You can reach us toll free 24 hours a day, seven days a week at 800-797-5677. We offer free phone consultations and have three convenient office locations in the Greater Detroit area.
