Attorney and Counselor at Law

Law Office of Jeffery S. Brown

Visitation / Parenting time

When the parents of children are living separate and apart from each other, the parent who does not have the children living with them is often granted parenting time with the children, these are considered to be visitation rights. 

Parents of children have visitation rights regardless of whether the parents were married or if they were never married. If the parents were never married, the father of the children must take additional steps to have visitation rights of his children. 

If the parents were never married, the mother is presumed to be the sole custodian and residential parent of the minor child.  The father has no legal relationship with the child until he asks the court for an order establishing a relationship and an order regarding parenting time. 

For more information on child custody, click here.

To learn more about visitation / parenting time, contact our office today. 440-322-5522