There are two parts to custody of children in California; legal and physical. Legal custody refers to the decision-making right and responsibility regarding issues like education, religion, and non-emergency medical care. Physical custody refers to the actual care and control of the children-where the child is, and who the child is with and for what periods of time. Legal and physical custody can be joint. The best interests of the child or children are the primary factors in parties’ custody arrangement.
Visitation is the schedule agreed upon by the parties, or imposed by order of the Court, where the parties must coordinate their respective parenting time with their child or children. The parties need to learn how to share the children in a new post-divorce setting.
The Christie Lee Law office can represent either party in a divorce proceeding where child custody and visitation are at issue. We highly recommend considering out-of-court settlements. Where child custody and visitation will be an issue in your pending divorce, contact the Christie Lee Law Office, in order to put the child’s best interest at the heart of every child custody case