Child Visitation Law refers to the legal decrees that regulate the rights of parents without custody to spend some time with their child.

State courts usually handle cases regarding child visitation laws, as a part of the proceedings of family law.

Family law deals with issues such as separation, alimony, child custody, and child support.

Visitation rights are essential rights that give the parents with whom the child does not stay permission to take custody of the child for a particular period.

Several legal disputes can arise concerning child visitation rights. And some of them include:

• The inability of the parents to agree to a schedule for the non-custodial parent to visit, which might eventually require the attention of the court in making this decision.
• The custodial parent may feel that proper care of the child is not being taken during visits to the non-custodial parent.
• The grandparents of the child seeking to visit the child, and the parents objecting to it
• The non-custodial parent holding on to the child for a more extended period than is permitted.

The Standard for Child Visitation Rights

The Family Law court seeks to settle the disputes concerning Child Visitation by deciding based on what is in the “best interests of the child.” This phrase is regarded as the standard for child visitation, and it puts into consideration the welfare of the child, in terms of physicality, emotion, and development.

It functions, especially in situations where parents disagree as regards visitation, not considering the wellbeing and need of the child.

The factors considered by the court when applying this standard include the following:

1. The financial support contributed by each parent
2. The ability of each parent to make available a home that is safe, nurturing, and stable.