visitation order. Family law. 1. An order establishing the visiting times for a noncustodial parent with his or her child. [Cases: Child Custody 525. C.J.S. Parent and Child §§ 132–133.] 2. An order establishing the visiting times for a child and a person with a significant relationship to the child. • Such an order may […]
modification order. Family law. A post-divorce order that changes the terms of child support, custody, visitation, or alimony. • A modification order may be agreed to by the parties or may be ordered by the court. The party wishing to modify an existing order must show a material change in circumstances from the time when
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visitation (viz-[schwa]-tay-sh[schwa]n). 1. Inspection; superintendence; direction; regulation. 2. Family law. A relative’s, esp. a noncustodial parent’s, period of access to a child. — Also termed parental access; access; parenting time; residential time. [Cases: Child Custody 175–231.] 3. The process of inquiring into and correcting corporate irregularities. [Cases: Corporations 394. C.J.S. Corporations § 582.] 4. VISIT.
Visitation, usu. court-ordered, in which a parent may visit with the child or children only in the presence of some other individual. • A court may order supervised visitation when the visiting parent is known or believed to be prone to physical abuse, sexual abuse, or violence. — Also termed restricted visitation.
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visitation right. 1. Family law. A noncustodial parent’s or grandparent’s court-ordered privilege of spending time with a child or grandchild who is living with another person, usu. the custodial parent. • The noncustodial parent with visitation rights may sometimes be a parent from whose custody the child has been removed because of abuse or neglect.
Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act. A 1997 model statute that provides uniform methods of expedited interstate custody and visitation orders. • This Act was promulgated as a successor to the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act. The UCCJEA brings the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act into conformity with the Parental Kidnapping Prevention Act and
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divorce agreement. A contractual agreement that sets out divorcing spouses’ rights and responsibilities regarding property, alimony, custody, visitation, and child support. • The divorce agreement usu. becomes incorporated by court order as a part of the divorce decree and thus is enforceable by contempt, among other remedies. — Also termed agreement incident to divorce; marital
custody determination. Family law. A court order determining custody and visitation rights. • The order typically does not include any instructions on child support or other monetary obligations.
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A post-final-decree motion asking the court to change one of its earlier orders; esp. a request to change child support or visitation. — Also termed complaint for modification; motion for modification.
grandparent rights. A grandfather’s or grandmother’s rights in seeking visitation with a grandchild. • By statute in most states, in certain circumstances a grandparent may seek court-ordered visitation with a grandchild. Typically these circumstances include the death of the grandparents’ child (the child’s parent) and the divorce of the child’s parents. But the United States
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