ATLANTA CHILD CUSTODY LAWYER
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Do What's Best For Your Children
No area of family law brings to the courtroom the anxiety, tension, raw emotion and hostility as child custody and visitation litigation.
A CHILD CUSTODY LAWYER YOU CAN TRUST
When parents divorce or separate and have disputes about what is in their child’s best interest, the courts intervene. Most importantly, as a parent, you want to protect your child. Many factors influence an award of custody, and how a case is presented in court can greatly impact the outcome for you and your children.
That is why it is important to have the maturity and experience of Attorney Karen Brown-Williams to back you up.
Forms of Child Custody
Child custody refers to the legal guardianship involved in a divorce case. There are two forms of custody in Georgia and most other states: legal and physical.
Legal Child Custody refers to the child’s lifestyle. Religious, medical, and educational decisions are made by the legal custodian(s). Legal custody can be granted to one or both parents.
Physical Child Custody refers to where the child lives. One parent may have sole physical custody, and the other may have visitation rights. Or, both parents may have physical custody, which means the child lives with each parent half of the time.
Joint Child Custody is a court order whereby custody of a child is awarded to both parties. In joint custody, both parents are custodial parents, and neither parent is a non-custodial parent, or, in other words, the child has two custodial parents. Joint custody has two main forms: joint physical custody and joint legal custody.
In addition to straightforward custody matters, we also provide representation in other types of custody cases, including:
- Enforcement of visitation agreements on behalf of non-custodial parents
- Modifications of parenting plans on behalf of non-custodial parents
- Modifications of visitation schedules on behalf of custodial parents
- Enforcement of visitation rights on behalf of grandparents
By providing you with up-to-date legal knowledge and the best advice possible, we can make custody decisions much easier for you and your family. For more information on fighting for your rights as a parent, contact attorney Karen Brown-Williams, a Georgia child custody lawyer, today.
