Visitation-- Assert your rights!!
Many parents feel a great deal of guilt over the way their marriage or relationship with their significant other ended. When there are kids involved, this may complicate the situation. Furthermore, some parents try to turn the kids against the parent that left or will refuse to let this parent see his or her child or children. Do these circumstances apply to you?
The court soemtimes has to step in when children are being put in the middle of grown up relationship problems. As long as the non-custodial parent is fit, the Courts are often very quick to give non-custodial parents reasonable visitation rights with their children. The courts will not deprive a biological parent reasonable and meaningful access to their children unless there are exceptional circumstances (such as there is substantial evidence that visitation would be detrimental to the welfare of the child or that a parent in some manner has forfeited his or her right to such access) to do so.
In conclusion, the Courts want to see the relationship between a child and the non-custodial parent grow and are generally against interfering with the development of the relationship between the non-custodial parent and their children.
Fight for your rights as a parent and get involved with your children!
Do not take a passive role!
Contact me for a free phone consultation.