Guidelines and Laws About Louisiana Child Custody and Visitation Schedules
The Louisiana Civil Code (one part of the entire Louisiana Code) contains the laws and statutes about child custody.
These articles have important information that governs how a custody and visitation schedule should be made.
A mother and father should investigate these laws while making their schedule so they can be assured it will be accepted by the court.
The statutes also have helpful suggestions for making a schedule that is in the best interest of the child.
To begin with, parents must know that Louisiana has a preference for a joint custody schedule.
This is found in Article 132 of the Civil Code.
The joint schedule doesn't mean that each parent has exactly fifty percent of the time with the child, rather it means that each parent is expected to be involved and active in the child's life.
If the mother and father can work together on a visitation schedule, the court will accept it after it is submitted jointly.
If the parents are not able to agree, the court will award a joint custody arrangement.
The parents will need to work this out.
If either parent feels like joint custody is not in the child's best interest, they must explain this to the court and the judge will decide something else.
The law makes it very clear that the custody schedule should provide for and fulfill the needs of the child.
While making the schedule, the mother and father should ponder deeply about how to best help their child.
Each parent should be given enough time with the child so that they can continue to develop a meaningful relationship.
The court will never make any decision that isn't with the child's welfare in mind.
When determining what type of visitation schedule is best for the child, the judge will consider the relationship between the child and each of the parents; the child's adjustment to home, school, and community; the ability of each parent to provide for the physical needs of the child; the ability of each parent to provide for the emotional needs of the child; the permanence of the custodial home; the stability of the child's home life; the reasonable preference of the child; etc.
The parents should consider all of these things while making the custody and visitation schedule.
These articles have important information that governs how a custody and visitation schedule should be made.
A mother and father should investigate these laws while making their schedule so they can be assured it will be accepted by the court.
The statutes also have helpful suggestions for making a schedule that is in the best interest of the child.
To begin with, parents must know that Louisiana has a preference for a joint custody schedule.
This is found in Article 132 of the Civil Code.
The joint schedule doesn't mean that each parent has exactly fifty percent of the time with the child, rather it means that each parent is expected to be involved and active in the child's life.
If the mother and father can work together on a visitation schedule, the court will accept it after it is submitted jointly.
If the parents are not able to agree, the court will award a joint custody arrangement.
The parents will need to work this out.
If either parent feels like joint custody is not in the child's best interest, they must explain this to the court and the judge will decide something else.
The law makes it very clear that the custody schedule should provide for and fulfill the needs of the child.
While making the schedule, the mother and father should ponder deeply about how to best help their child.
Each parent should be given enough time with the child so that they can continue to develop a meaningful relationship.
The court will never make any decision that isn't with the child's welfare in mind.
When determining what type of visitation schedule is best for the child, the judge will consider the relationship between the child and each of the parents; the child's adjustment to home, school, and community; the ability of each parent to provide for the physical needs of the child; the ability of each parent to provide for the emotional needs of the child; the permanence of the custodial home; the stability of the child's home life; the reasonable preference of the child; etc.
The parents should consider all of these things while making the custody and visitation schedule.
