Child Custody,
Visitation, Child Support
Attorney Charina G. Rhone provides a free introductory telephone consultation. At Rhone Law, A.P.C., in Benicia, you will receive compassionate help to minimize traumatic emotional and financial suffering during this challenging time.
Charina assists in child custody, visitation, and child support matters and has legal expertise and courtroom litigation experience in Solano, Contra Costa, and Alameda counties.
You need the best lawyer for your highly charged family crisis, so that you can focus on building a bright future for you and your family. Talk to Charina about your child custody, visitation, and child support concerns. She is a top-rated experienced family law attorney you can trust to protect your rights.
Understand Your Rights in Child Custody,
Visitation Rights, and Child Support
Child custody and visitation is an important and often very emotional aspect of family law. Ultimately, the court will evaluate custody and visitation based on the best interest of the children.
Understand Who Gets Custody
One of the challenges when spouses divorce and there are children involved in the dissolved marriage is which parent will have custody of the children. Child custody is an extremely sensitive issue to handle in family law. When there are children involved in the divorce process, the parents, attorneys, and judge will focus on the best interest of the children. Parents can come up with an agreement regarding custody and the timeshare each parent will spend with the children. If the parents cannot reach an agreement, the judge will make court orders within the divorce process regarding child custody and visitation.
If the parents are not married, but have shared children together, the parents can still come up with an agreement regarding custody and the timeshare the children will spend with each parent. And as with a divorce, if the parents cannot reach an agreement, the judge will make court orders regarding custody and visitation.
California Child Support Law
Under the law, both parents are equally financially responsible to provide for the needs of their children. Child support laws address the financial aspect of the children’s well-being after the parents’ romantic relationship has ended. Child support can be part of the divorce process. For parents who are not married, child support can be sought to ensure the financial needs of the shared children are met.
Factors that are taken into consideration when deciding the amount of child support include:
● The needs of the children;
● The income of both parents;
● The parents’ existing obligations and debts;
● Tax filing status of the parents;
● How much time each parent spends with the children.
