Child Custody and Visitation Lawyer
Serving San Diego, California
Divorce is a time of change. Your sources of income, financial support for your children and, perhaps most importantly, the amount of time you will be allowed to spend with your children may all change in the near future.
As divorce brings its inevitable changes, you have an opportunity to work to control that change through active involvement in the divorce process and in court. An effective way to control change is to work closely with an experienced child custody and visitation attorney, who can advocate for your child custody and visitation goals and rights at every step.
Help the Courts Help You. Work with an Experienced Child Custody and Visitation Attorney When Fighting for Your Family Law and Divorce Rights. Call The Law Offices of Carl Sizemore at 619-631-4375.
Family law courts in California require that couples who do not agree on custody and visitation rights attempt to resolve their differences through mediation. The presiding mediator gathers information, often with the help of Child Protection Services, and offers a recommendation that the court usually chooses to adopt.
Attorney Carl Sizemore can help prepare you for your mandatory mediation. The mediator will look at information like:
- Who has been the child's primary caretaker/who has spent the most time with the child up to the time of divorce?
- Who has been making important decisions regarding the child, including decisions relating to education and medical care?
- Are both parents stable and have psychological profiles consistent with good parenting?
- Are there issues relating to drug and alcohol abuse, molestation or neglect?
While the courts officially prefer that kids have contact with both parents, a multitude of factors can influence the mediator's final opinion. If the case ends up in court, the same factors apply. The Law Offices of Carl Sizemore has helped hundreds of San Diego-area residents fight for and win their child custody and visitation goals in mediation and court. We work with both men and women, can help develop parenting plans, and can also help promote fathers' rights.
Contact Us
If you have child custody, visitation or modification questions in San Diego, El Cajon or the East San Diego area, contact us. We have helped hundreds of San Diego-area residents, including employees of Naval Base San Diego. We offer free initial consultations, offer weekday, weekend and evening appointments, accept credit cards, and are conveniently located on the corner of Greenfield and East Main Street in El Cajon. To contact us, call 619-631-4375.
