| In Family Law, contact or in the United States, | | | | the child or children is disputed and there is a history |
| visitation is one of the general terms which denote | | | | of interference with visitation. In such high conflict |
| the level of contact a parent or other significant | | | | cases, there are often allegations of child abuse and |
| person in a child's life can have with that child. | | | | or domestic violence. Check out what the North |
| Contact forms part of the bundle of rights and | | | | Carolina family lawyer has to offer about this. |
| privileges which a parent may have in relation to any | | | | In high conflict cases, visitation may be supervised by |
| child of the family. Learn more of this with the North | | | | a social worker, psychologist, guardian ad litem, or |
| Carolina family lawyer. | | | | other third party while the noncustodial parent visits |
| Generally speaking, visitation is considered only a | | | | with the child. |
| privilege granted to the non-custodial parent of any | | | | Many noncustodial parents have visitation orders that |
| child of the family. The standard visitation award by | | | | allow the child to visit with them without any |
| the family court in most U.S. states consists of | | | | supervision. These visits often take place away from |
| alternating weekends and some holidays. | | | | the custodial residence. Often the noncustodial parent |
| However, the child, at or around the age of 13, | | | | is granted overnight visitation, weekend visitation, or |
| depending on the state, may choose in which | | | | vacation visitation. |
| parent's home to live without government | | | | Parents may also share custody and may agree to |
| interference. | | | | allow visitation. In these situations a court order may |
| Parents frequently believe that they have a right to | | | | not be needed, though sometimes it is obtained to |
| visitation or access; however, courts in several | | | | forestall later disputes about what the parents had |
| countries have used the subjective doctrine of the | | | | previously agreed to, and to allow the courts to have |
| best interests of the child to deny parental or | | | | some oversight over the children. For more |
| grandparental access to the child or children. | | | | information about visitation or contact rights, then |
| This is commonly found in cases when custody of | | | | visit the North Carolina family lawyer. |