Rights Regarding Child Custody

If you are looking to find out more about your rights regarding child custody, it is important that you do everything legally. You and your partner have either been through a divorce, or you were not married when your child/children were born (out of wedlock) but you are now separated and seeking advice. First of all, you have to know that children need both their father as well as their mother, no matter who has legal guardianship; they should have visitation rights with the parent they do not live with. Unless the court has said otherwise, for which they will have a very good reason, children have the right to see both of their parents on a regular basis.

Divorce or separation is even more difficult when there are children involved and it can be worse for them than it is for the adults, but both parties have rights regarding child custody. The court will decide whether the father or mother will get guardianship of the children and it is normally more complicated if the child was born out of wedlock and there is no marriage certificate present. Visitation will be allowed for the parent that does not get custody, so they will still be able to spend time with the children. The amount of visitation they are allowed will depend on the courts, in some cases they may grant the parent every second weekend, otherwise maybe just every Saturday afternoon, but it will also depend on the age of the child.

This is a serious situation that requires a lot of thought before a final decision should be made. However, if you are sure that this is what you want, then it will be for the best. Make sure you know your rights regarding child custody before someone tries to tell you otherwise.