How is child visitation decided?
The court will order reasonable visitation according to the age of the child, but the amount of visitation can vary by agreement between the parents. A Judge cannot force a parent to visit a child if the parent does not want to. Provisions are normally made with regard to weekday, weekend, holiday and summer access. The Maricopa County Superior Court publishes guidelines for establishing child visitation in a contested case. The guidelines might help you and the other parent reach an agreement without the delay and expense of a contested court trial. If you are unable to agree, the Judge will have to decide what is in the best interests of the child. What is supervised visitation? Supervised visitation means that the non-custodial parent only has visitation with another person present. Supervised visitation can be ordered when there is evidence of drug or alcohol abuse, violent or abusive behavior or lack of parenting skills. Supervised visitation is not intended to punish the parent,
