To set up a custody/visitation order for your children, you or the other parent must request an order from the court. How to do this depends on ...
The court will order visitation if it is in the best interest of the child. Visitation is also called "parenting time". Who Can File for Visitation. A child's ...
You should talk to a lawyer if you have questions about whether Massachusetts is the right state to file your case. Child custody orders can be arranged after a ...
This toolkit tells you how to change (modify) an existing custody, visitation, child support, and medical and dental support order. FORMS ARE ...
If the two of you are able to come to an agreement, you can then turn that agreement into an order by filing a petition with the agreement attached. You then notify ...
If parents are unable to agree or if they want their agreement to be part of a court order, either parent can file a complaint in the Probate and Family Court that asks ...
Who May File a Petition for an Order of Custody? What Happens at the Hearing? What Is an Order ...
How to fill out your court forms; When and how to use a Request for Order; Supervised Visitation ...
Parents who can agree to a parenting plan may file it with a court, asking the judge to approve and incorporate it into a court order on visitation ...
Filing the Petition. Before an unwed father can get legal visitation rights, he usually has to file a petition with the family court in the county where his child resides.