How custody hearings work for Barstow, Fort Irwin, and High Desert parents in San Bernardino County, from the FL-300 and recommending counseling to the orders the judge can make.

A right of first refusal requires a parent who cannot care for the child during their time to offer that time to the other parent before using a sitter. Here is how it works in California custody orders and how to write one that holds up.

Your options when a co-parent ignores a California custody or visitation order: documentation, makeup parenting time, contempt under CCP 1209, and modification.

A California child never decides custody, but Family Code section 3042 requires the judge to consider a mature child's preference and to hear a child who is 14 or older. Here is how it works in Riverside and San Bernardino County courts.

Rancho Cucamonga parents' custody hearings are held at the San Bernardino Historic Courthouse. A plain-English guide from the FL-300 to the judge's ruling.

Supervised visitation is ordered when a judge finds that unsupervised contact would risk the child's safety. Here is what triggers it, who supervises, what it costs, how to request it, and how to get it lifted.

California grandparents can ask for visitation in limited situations under Family Code sections 3102, 3103, and 3104. Here is what the court requires and how the process works.

A plain-English guide to 730 child custody evaluations in California: when judges order them, what the evaluator looks at, who pays, how the report is used, and how to prepare in Riverside, San Bernardino, Los Angeles, and Orange County courts.

What to expect at a child custody hearing at the Pasadena Courthouse in Los Angeles County: mediation, the RFO, what judges look for, and common mistakes.

Unmarried fathers in California have equal custody rights once parentage is established. How to file the FL-200, get custody orders, and avoid delays.

What happens at child custody mediation in Orange County at the Lamoreaux Justice Center, how confidential mediation differs from Riverside and San Bernardino, and how to prepare.

Equal custody does not cancel child support in California. Learn how the guideline formula treats a 50/50 timeshare, why the higher earner still pays, what add-ons apply, and how to get an accurate number before your hearing.

Whether you can relocate with your child in California depends on your custody order, the distance, and the LaMusga factors judges weigh. Here is how move-away cases work in San Bernardino and Riverside County, what notice you must give, and the mistakes that lose them.

What Is a Parenting Plan? A parenting plan (also called a custody and visitation schedule) is a written outline of how separated parents will share time and responsibilities for their child. It typically covers: Physical custody schedule (daily/weekly routines, exchanges, holidays) Legal custody decision-making (education, health care, religion) Communication protocols Transportation logistics Guidelines for resolving disputes Courts in California expect parents—especiall