When is the best time for out of State visitation?
While a standard visitation schedule is not practical in these situations, there are ways to enable quality contact with the non-custodial parent. Visitation times might include fall and spring breaks, part of the Christmas vacation, and extended visitation during the summer vacation.
Do you need to know your visitation options?
Especially if you’ve just recently learned that your request for sole custody, or even shared custody, has been denied by the courts, you probably want to know what your visitation options look like.
When does the child reside in a different state?
Custody Issues When the Child Resides in a Different State. First, if neither you, your son, or the father still lives in the state of Maryland, the Maryland Courts will no longer be able to hear the case and you will need to file your Motion to Modify Custody in the state where your son lives (Virginia).
Do you have to pay for out of State visitation?
Beth’s Question: My step son lives with us, his mother is in another state and her visitation is “as agreed upon”. In the court document it states she is afforded a phone call to him every Wed. night – do we have to provide the phone for her to call or can we make her send a pre-paid phone to him?
While a standard visitation schedule is not practical in these situations, there are ways to enable quality contact with the non-custodial parent. Visitation times might include fall and spring breaks, part of the Christmas vacation, and extended visitation during the summer vacation.
Custody Issues When the Child Resides in a Different State. First, if neither you, your son, or the father still lives in the state of Maryland, the Maryland Courts will no longer be able to hear the case and you will need to file your Motion to Modify Custody in the state where your son lives (Virginia).
Beth’s Question: My step son lives with us, his mother is in another state and her visitation is “as agreed upon”. In the court document it states she is afforded a phone call to him every Wed. night – do we have to provide the phone for her to call or can we make her send a pre-paid phone to him?
How old do you have to be to fly alone for out of State visitation?
Generally, airlines won’t let children under the age of 5 fly alone, so an adult will have to accompany your child in these instances. For more information about long-distance visitation, read the following questions and answers: