| You and your spouse have decided to divorce. You | | | | lawyers who will give you a free consultation. The |
| have minor children, under the age of 18 or 19 and | | | | first thing that any attorney will tell you is that |
| still in high school. What do you do about the children? | | | | without a Court order, law enforcement cannot do |
| Do not hesitate to contact child custody lawyers. | | | | anything for you. Unless, there is domestic violence |
| Orange County, California family law attorneys all deal | | | | involved where the children are in danger, law |
| with child custody. Get an attorney’s advice | | | | enforcement will tell you that it is a civil matter. They |
| from the beginning of a divorce proceeding, because | | | | cannot force the parent to return the child or children |
| what you set as precedent may be difficult to | | | | because there is no order telling them which party |
| change later. In other words, what you set up for | | | | has legal or physical custody. So, talk to some child |
| custody and visitation during the interim of a divorce | | | | custody lawyers. Orange County, California attorneys |
| may be what the Court deems is best for the | | | | can file an immediate hearing to get a Court order. |
| children. The Court may use the “if it’s not | | | | If there are reasons to suspect that the minor child |
| broken, don’t fix it,” theory and just leave | | | | or children are being physically harmed or if threat of |
| the custody and visitation as it is. It is in the best | | | | physical harm is evident, the Court will hear the case |
| interest of the children that you and your spouse | | | | in an Exparte hearing. Which means little or no notice |
| work together to keep them in a stable environment | | | | is required to the other party and the hearing can be |
| with the least amount of change as possible. | | | | put on the Court’s calendar the next day. Also, if |
| However, without legal guidance you may end up | | | | there is a threat that the minor child could be taken |
| with a custody and visitation schedule that you do | | | | out of the state or country, your attorney can go in |
| not want. | | | | Exparte and ask the Judge to make immediate |
| Another situation that comes up often is that a | | | | orders. There are ways to protect your children. Do |
| mother or father lets the minor children stay with the | | | | not take any chances. If you need a child custody |
| other parent and the other parent refuses to give | | | | lawyer in Orange County California, please give us a |
| the children back. Again, immediately call some child | | | | call and we would be happy to help you. |
| custody lawyers. Orange County, California has many | | | | |