Custody and Visitation
Canton, Ohio, Family Law Attorney Handling Child Custody and Visitation Matters
As your marriage dissolves, you are no doubt greatly concerned about the impact on your children on the separation of their mother and father. At Caplea & Variola Co., LPA, we share your concern. We understand that you are keenly interested in protecting the well-being of your children at this stressful time and beyond. Except in cases where one parent poses a real danger to children, it is normally expected that custody of children will be worked out in one of these ways:
- Shared parenting or joint custody, where the child(ren)'s time with each parent is equal. This will usually mean that the child(ren) will go back and forth between two homes on some sort of rotating schedule.
- Primary custody for one parent and visitation for the other. This may mean that your child(ren) will spend alternate weekends with two parents and some weeknights with the non-custodial parent, for example.
The objectives of a custody order are to ensure that parental rights are protected in divorce; that children have ample opportunity for normal relationships with each parent; that parents properly share the responsibilities of raising children and that family life continues as smoothly as possible for children of divorced parents.
Contact the law offices of Caplea & Variola Co., LPA, in Canton, Ohio, to schedule an initial consultation regarding child custody for your children as a part of your divorce, or for children of unmarried parents. Discuss your concerns and begin the planning and negotiations that will go into the formalization of a child custody order that will suit your family circumstances.
Ask about any special situation that pertains to your child custody matter, such as the following:
- Paternity action when parents are not married to each other or there is any question of parentage of a child born within a marriage
- Motion to "vacate the prior entry" of an acknowledgement of paternity when new evidence shows that the child actually has a different father
- Modification of existing orders if one parent wishes to move out of the area or other changes in life circumstances necessitate a different schedule
- Enforcement of an existing child custody order when one parent does not cooperate
- Petition for sole legal and/or physical custody for one parent when the other parent poses a danger to a child because of drug addiction, domestic violence, alcohol abuse or mental instability
Call or e-mail the law firm of Caplea & Variola Co., LPA, to schedule a consultation with a Stark County child custody attorney.
