How A Child Custody Case is Evaluated in California
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When sitting down with a qualified California child custody lawyer to look over your custody case, there are certain facts that they will seek to uncover.
They will look at the following items:
Before stepping in front of a family law judge, it is important to realize that these factors will absolutely be put into consideration throughout the duration of your custody case.
The status quo arrangement consists of whatever the current custody and visitation schedule is that the parents and children are already abiding by. If the current custody and visitation agreement is working out well for the family, the judge may use this as the basis for future custody orders. This does not necessarily mean that the judge will automatically keep the custody arrangement as is, but they will need good reasoning as to why they should change anything.
What does this mean for custodial and noncustodial parents?
There are two items that the family law judge cannot attempt to use against either parent when looking at the current status quo arrangement.
For more information on child custody and divorce laws in California, call Orange County child custody lawyer, Douglas McKeague, at (714) 888-4830. Fill out our free case evaluation form today!
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