Child Custody
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Experienced Newport Kentucky Child Custody Lawyer
At the Newport, KY, Law Offices of Jan Kreutzer, I am a child custody attorney who believes in the protection of children involved in a divorce or other family law dispute. From my law firm location in Newport, I represent parents throughout Northern Kentucky, including Newport, Covington, Fort Thomas, Alexandria, Highland Heights, Cold Springs, Florence, Union, Fort Mitchell and Fort Wright, and Campbell, Kenton, Boone, Pendleton, Grant, and Bracken Counties.
I frequently assist both mothers and fathers with child custody issues, including:
- Child Support
- Child Custody Schedules
- Parenting Plans
- Mediation
- Child Custody Litigation
- Fathers' Rights
- Domestic Violence and Juvenile Abuse
Custody and Parenting Time
Kentucky child custody laws favor an arrangement that strives to maximize the time that children spend with parent, assuming that this is possible and in the best interests of the children. Shared parenting arrangements involve developing a parenting plan in which both parents have joint legal custody and parenting time is divided as equally as possible.
Shared Parenting Plan
In Kentucky, parents will almost always share joint legal custody, which means that both parents must agree on matters affecting the child's education, religious upbringing, health care and other major decisions. The amount of time the child or children spend with each parent is determined by shared parenting plan. Sole custody is an arrangement whereby one parent has primary physical custody and the right to unilaterally make decisions affecting the child or children and the other parent has visitation rights.
Child Custody Mediation Services
Like most other matters of family law, child custody arrangements and child visitation schedules are often best resolved between the parents in mediation outside of litigation, saving you from the stress of going in front of a judge. Additionally, mutual agreements reached outside the courtroom are often more affordable and have a greater potential for lasting success.
For more in-depth information, please see my Child Custody and Visitation Practice Center.
Contact a child custody lawyer today for a free initial consultation and full evaluation of the best course of action to secure your child custody rights.
