Legal Question in Family Law in Colorado

visitation agreements

What type of visitations agreement should a single mother with full custody enter into with the non-custodial father and what documents should she have to protect herself and the minor child?


Asked on 8/12/00, 11:41 am

2 Answers from Attorneys

Charles Aspinwall Charles S. Aspinwall, J.D., LLC

Re: visitation agreements

There are so many "it depends" to your answers.

1. Visitation is a function of what works for the parents AND the child. School, for example, should never be interferred with. The child's age makes all the difference, also.

2. Weren't you married? If so, the divorce case is where visitation is handled. If not, your agreements may not be enforceable until filed.

3. Use your common sense. If the two of you get along, then an outline of the visitation agreements should suffice. If you don't, you may have to spell out times, dates, places, etc.

Good luck.

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Answered on 9/15/00, 10:44 am
Stanley Spring Stanley A. Spring, Attorney at Law

Re: visitation agreements

If you were divorced, the court where you got the divorce would be the place to file for a determination of visitation, called parenting time. If you have moved you can get the file transfered to a court where you live. If you can work out a schedule with the father so much the better. Write it out and ask the judge to make it an order. If you were not married either party can file for parenting time, but it's done under the divorce statutes.

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Answered on 9/15/00, 1:08 pm


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