Visitation Modification Lawyer in Atlanta
Even when both parents agree to change the terms of a child visitation order, a court must approve of the change before it becomes legally binding and enforceable. That means parents need to file a petition requesting the change, and they must comply with all legal guidelines.
For that reason, parents who want to modify a visitation order should strongly consider working with a family law attorney. When one parent disagrees with the proposed change, legal assistance becomes even more crucial, because an experienced family law attorney understands how to persuade the court that the proposed change should be granted in the child’s best interests. At Tessie D. Edwards & Associates, we are ready to help you create the legal change you want in your visitation arrangements.
Do You Need to Show a Material Change in Circumstances to Modify Visitation?
If one parent alleges that they have been denied visitation, that may be enough to cause a court to reconsider a visitation order. Similarly, if there are allegations that a parent failed to provide appropriate supervision or that a parent has attempted to prejudice a child against the other parent, those allegations also provide grounds for reconsideration of a visitation order.
The Court Will Modify Visitation if It Believes the Change is in the Child’s Best Interests
In fact, emphasis on a parent’s loss could even undermine that parent’s efforts to gain more visitation time because it could appear as though the parent is unable to put the child’s needs ahead of their own. Instead, it is important to show precisely how the modified visitation schedule will benefit the child.