Divorce is more than just a legal dispute. When children are involved, it is more important than ever to have an experienced, compassionate San Diego family law attorney on your side.

At the Law Office of Ilona Antonyan, we know how to minimize the impact on the children of divorce. Attorney Gerald W. Hokstad is a Certified Family Law Legal Specialist, by the State Bar of California with the experience and expertise to assure your issues of custody and visitation are resolved in your favor.

It's always best if children don't have to be put in the middle of a fight, but if custody is in dispute, local San Diego Child Custody attorneys at our office know how to handle such cases while protecting children during a difficult time in their lives.

The Courts' main priority is not what the parents want, but what is in the best interest of the children. You need a San Diego child custody attorney on your side from the start, so we could help you make the right decisions in the midst of all the emotional turmoil associated with most divorces. Our San Diego child custody lawyers can help keep your children safe and have you look good in front of the judge.

The first step for parents that separate should be to discuss the parenting responsibilities and rights, and how these will be divided following divorce. We can assist you in child custody and visitation negotiations or fight for you rights in Court.

Generally the court grants joint legal custody to both parents. It enables parents to make decisions about where their children live, what medical attention they need, what school they attend, and make decisions concerning their health and wellbeing.

Physical custody is about with whom the child primarily resides. While often one parent, either the Mother or the Father visitation rights. Our child custody lawyers can help you come up with a visitation plan that may include weekends, evenings, school vacations, and during holidays with your kids.

If you fight custody and visitation through court, in San Diego child custody and visitation matters first go through Family Court Services. Our experienced San Diego child custody layers could prepare you to make a good impression during your mediation, which could affect your visitation rights for the next few years. Better to be prepared than not.

Unless it can be proved that visitation with the other parent would be detrimental to the interest of the child, the court will grant reasonable visitation rights so that the kids are less affected by their parents' separation.

If your child is any danger our San Diego family law attorney can help you get emergency custody orders. Our divorce lawyers can help you obtain supervised visitation when the other parent presents a threat to the child's safety or welfare.

Our experienced child custody lawyers will guide you through the process in. We carefully explain the rights, laws, and the legal procedure to each client, so that you fully understand your options. Our San Diego child custody lawyers are knowledgeable and experienced in all types of custody, visitation, and other issues. Our attorneys can help you reach the right decisions to protect the future of your children, and your relationships.
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