Colleen Talkov

The basic fact to keep in mind is that California family courts cannot prevent a parent from moving away on their own. Under the United States Constitution, all adults are permitted to freely travel and move about the country, even if they share joint custody of children. As a result, family courts cannot resolve a … Read More

Supervised Visitation FAQs What is Supervised Visitation? The public policy of the State of California is to protect the best interests of children whose parents have a custody or visitation case within the family courts. Custodial stability, continuity, and a loving parent-child relationship have been classified as the most important criteria for determining a child’s … Read More

Parents are sometimes involved in a custody dispute that involves more than one state. Another state might issue a child custody order, but the child and/or a parent is in California. Registering an out-of-state custody order is a necessary step before a parent can seek enforcement or modification of the order. Find out how to … Read More

If two parents are unable to reach an agreement on a parenting plan either on their own, through their child custody attorneys, or through child custody mediation, then a family court judge will step in to make a decision after giving each of the parents the opportunity to present their case. Judges have the freedom … Read More

California family law judges try to ensure that the decisions they make are in the best interest of the children involved. In the absence of concerns such as abuse or substance use issues, when awarding full custody to one parent is best, this often means maintaining contact and relationships with both parents. A Father’s Guide … Read More

How to Win a Move Away Case in California A move-away case is essentially a child custody proceeding where one parent wishes to change the child’s primary residence to a distant location such that the non-moving party’s time with the child will be significantly reduced. Move away cases are the most challenging cases faced by … Read More

Can My Work Schedule Impact Child Custody? Determining what child custody arrangement is best for your family can be difficult. One common issue is child custody for working parents. This can be true whether the work schedule(s) involved are traditional (i.e. Monday-Friday) or non-traditional (i.e. night work or weekend shifts). Can I Lose Child Custody … Read More

Establishing paternity – or determining “who is the father?” – plays a key role in legal issues such as child support. Unfortunately, establishing paternity may be more complicated than it seems. There are numerous issues that determine the child custody rights for unmarried parents and a variety of parenthood circumstances that determine whether a parent … Read More

Navigating a child custody hearing is one of the most intimidating things a parent can go through. Family court judges are often overburdened with an outrageous caseload, and an insufficient court staff, and no matter what decision the family court judge makes, one of the parties is generally unhappy (to put it mildly). With all … Read More

Raising a child is a marathon, not a sprint. California child custody orders are not set in stone, and oftentimes, a custody arrangement that worked well for a family when a child was 5 years old may not work so well when he or she is 12. This article focuses on how to change a … Read More