Protecting Your Parental Rights
The first concern of most of the divorcing clients we see at the Olathe office of Arnold & Keck, LLC is preserving parental custody and visitation rights. You need an experienced attorney who understands what is at stake and how to fight for your parental rights. With a broad range of litigation and trial experience, our family law attorneys can help you preserve your access to your children.
Both of our lawyers are parents who have been involved in custody hearings. We understand firsthand the concerns you are facing as a parent trying to protect your rights, and we will work hard to make sure that those rights are protected.
Kansas City Child Custody Representation
As a general rule, the mandate of the court is to protect the best interests of the child in matters of custody. That decision is often based on the arrangements already established during a marriage or separation, but there is much room for negotiation. While there are guidelines for determining support, no two families and no two cases are the same.
Most commonly, parents are negotiating for some arrangement involving:
- Physical Custody – provides that the child will live with you and you will have the parental rights recognized by legal custody.
- Legal Custody – grants you all normal parental rights except the right to provide the primary residence.
- Joint Custody – parents share equal parental rights and responsibilities.
- Sole Custody – is far less common, but may be granted if the other parent has a history of abuse, violence or criminal activity.
- Visitation – is an arrangement to grant limited access to your children.
Our focus is to thoroughly prepare for trial and explore every opportunity for positive resolution. We work closely with you throughout divorce and child custody proceedings, keeping you informed and involved at every step. With years of experience handling custody and divorce cases, our office is prepared to help you.
Put Our Experience to Work for You
Contact our office today to schedule a consultation with our family law attorneys to discuss how our experience and ability can be put to work for you.
