Work with our experienced and skilled child custody lawyer, San Bernardino and Riverside families can rely on to help them legally address their problems and protect their interests.
We can create a personalized legal strategy that represents you the way you want to be represented.
As parents, you want what is in the best interests of your children—you also want to maintain a meaningful role in your child’s growth and development. Child custody and visitation matters can be contentious.
You’ll need a lawyer who understands the emotional challenges you face, one with the compassion and experience to address your needs, but one you can rely on to fiercely fight for you.
You also want an attorney you can rely on to advocate for you, to make sure your role as a parent isn’t diminished just because you’re no longer with the other parent, so you have the best possible outcome.
At the Law Offices of Linda J. Claypool, our office is dedicated to family law matters. Child custody and visitation are two of the primary areas that we handle. Ensuring that you have competent counsel is critical, most especially in the often delicate area of determining what is best for your children.
During your first consultation, which is free of charge, we will review your case together and summarize its strengths and weaknesses.
In California, child custody is based on the best interests of the child. If the two parties in a divorce cannot agree on a child custody arrangement, they will be ordered to mediation to try and resolve the issue.
If your child custody dispute cannot be resolved through mediation, the court will issue a temporary child custody order based on the recommendations of the mediator. You and your spouse have a right to a child custody trial before the court will issue a final order.
In determining who will have primary physical custody of the children, another factor the court considers is which parent is more likely to allow frequent and continuing contact with the other parent.
What does the court mean, though, when they refer to the best interests of the children? Even as a parent, oftentimes it is difficult to understand what exactly the court is looking at and how they make that determination. That’s where having an experienced attorney, one who’s also familiar with our local courts can make all the difference.
Linda J. Claypool is thoroughly familiar with California State family law.
Our office can help with all legal and physical custody issues such as:
Child custody lawyers are passionate about parental rights and how they apply to our family law cases. Every custody case is different, which makes personalized legal advice extremely valuable.
Judges may have parents share custody of their children, especially if they live near each other. This outcome is often best for the well-being of the children.
However, some situations make joint custody inadvisable. If that is the case, there will be one custodial parent and another who has legal rights to visitation.
A judge will determine your custodial rights according to the best interest of your children and express them in a court order. You may not always agree with the judge’s decision, in which case you can make an appeal or request a modification with the help of an experienced child custody lawyer.
If you are a noncustodial parent, you may still benefit from assistance in the family courts. Even if you do not have physical custody, legal custody allows you to have a say in important decisions about your child’s life.
Most parents are granted visitation rights. On rare occasions, the court may put limits on a parent’s ability to visit their children. Supervised visitation dictates that a parent is only legally allowed to visit minor children under the supervision of another adult, like a professional monitor or family member.
Every few years, divorced couples may need to renegotiate the terms of visitation and custody. If a couple is unable to reach an agreement, they may need to go to court to propose new schedules.
We can work with you to create a parenting plan that will address your concerns. Visitation plans and schedules will help you keep track of visits and set up a routine your children can depend upon.
An experienced child custody lawyer, San Bernardino has to offer can provide perspective and help you find a suitable solution.
We specialize in child custody cases and related practice areas. Child custody agreements are often contentious, so an experienced family law attorney is a valuable asset in helping you get the desired outcome.
One of the most important parts of an agreement is the child custody schedule. This will outline when each parent has custody, when visits occur, and even a holiday schedule. It should leave no room for doubt so that both parents can follow it closely.
Setting up the schedule may take some trial and error, but the ultimate goal is to create a schedule that benefits your child and ensures that you get the agreed-upon custody time and visits.
These agreements also include child and spousal support, which will be calculated either according to the laws in your state or your agreement with your spouse. Your family law case can determine the specifics of these payments.
A family law attorney from our law office can present formal arguments on your behalf. Our attorney will help you protect your financial situation while you care for your children. We take pride in representing clients from all walks of life and helping them confront legal issues with confidence.
We work with both mothers and fathers, helping to establish and implement parenting plans that are in the best interests of your children—while ensuring your rights as a parent are protected.
We will advise you at all stages of your child custody or visitation matter, from the establishment of temporary pendente lite orders, also known as pending the litigation, through post-judgment requests to modify or enforce existing custody and visitation orders.
We will be your strong advocate in court and negotiations, as well as your approachable counsel—advising you of your options and likelihood of success.
If you’re needing advice and representation regarding your children, please don’t hesitate to contact our office via e-mail, or call us or locally at 951-787-8700 to schedule your free initial consultation.
Our office is open from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m., Monday through Thursday—and we attend to your messages even beyond office hours.
We accept Visa and MasterCard and offer payment plans to qualified clients.
Law Offices Of Linda J. Claypool
6841 Magnolia Avenue, Suite B
Riverside, CA 92506
Local: 951-787-8700