Athens-Clarke County, Georgia legal custody

Athens-Clarke County, Georgia legal custody

Legal custody in Athens-Clarke County, Georgia refers to the right to make decisions on behalf of the children. It includes everything from choosing the school they attend to the authority to cut their hair. In several lawsuits in Athens-Clarke County, Georgia , joint legal custody is awarded and both parents have the ability to make decisions. This means that when they disagree on issues like what religion the child will be raised in, they must go to court to solve it.

In a few cases, the judge will determine that one party should have sole legal custody. Usually in these cases, there has been so much disagreement between the parents that it is in the children’s best interest to have just one parent making the decisions.

Child custody cases in Athens-Clarke County, Georgia also involve visitation. Unsupervised visitation is the general norm and typically includes overnight visits if appropriate. In many instances, unsupervised visitation is ordered. There has to be a specific reason for the courts to order anything other than unsupervised visitation.

In cases where there are allegations or proof of abuse, supervised visitation will be ordered. Supervised visitation requires a monitor be present during the entire visit. In Athens-Clarke County, Georgia there are some cases when no visitation is granted because the court determines that any contact with the parent would be harmful to the child.

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