Child Custody and Visitation Information by State

National

• Grandparents' Visitation Rights (AARP)

Alabama

• Guardianships (Probate Court of Mobile County)
• Kinship Care: Grandparents and Relatives as Parents (Alabama Cooperative Extension System)

Alaska

• How to Make a Parenting Plans (Alaska Court System)
• FAQs on How Domestic Violence Can Impact Custody Decisions (Alaska Court System)
• FAQs about Visitation Plans and Child Support in Protective Orders [PDF] (Alaska Court System)
• Modifying Child Custody and Child Support (Alaska Court System)

Arizona

• Custody and Parenting Time FAQ (Arizona Supreme Court)
• Things You Should Know About: Custody andParenting Time [PDF](Arizona Supreme Court)
• Planning for Parenting Time: Arizona's Guide for Parents Living Apart (Arizona Supreme Court)
• Requirements of Arizona Revised Statute 25-351 (Arizona Supreme Court)
• Parent Education Class (Arizona Supreme Court)

Arkansas

• Child Custody & Visitation Fact Sheet [PDF] (Arkansas Legal Services Partnership)
• From Parent Wars to Co-Parenting [PDF] (Arkansas State Bar)
• Grandparent Visitation Fact Sheet [PDF] (Arkansas Legal Services Partnership)

California

• Custody & Visitation Information (California Courts)
• Child Custody Mediation (California Superior Court, Alameda County)

Colorado

• Children Not Living at Home - Handbook [PDF]
• How Family Mediation May Work For You [PDF] (Colorado Judicial Branch)
• Connecting With Your Kids [PDF] (Colorado Foundation for Families and Children)
• Enforce Parenting Time (Colorado Judicial Branch)
• Modifying Custody or Allocation of Parental Responsibilities (Colorado Judicial Branch)

Connecticut

• Child Custody Actions in Connecticut (Connecticut Judicial Branch)
  
• A Child Needs Emotional and Financial Support of Both Parents [PDF] (Connecticut Judicial Branch)

Delaware

• Custody Overview (Delaware State Courts)
• Parent Visitation Overview (Delaware State Courts)
• 3rd Party/Grandparent Visitation (Delaware State Courts)
• Registration of Foreign Custody Orders [PDF] (Delaware State Courts)

District of Columbia

• Paternity and Child Support Branch (District of Columbia Courts)
• Guardianship Procedures [PDF] (District of Columbia Courts)

Florida

• Non-primary residential parent visitation schedule [PDF] (Sixth Judicial Circuit of Florida)
• Visitation Dos and Don'ts [PDF] (Sixth Judicial Circuit of Florida)
• Dispute Resolution Mediator Search (Florida State Courts)

Georgia

• Info for the Non-Custodial Parent (Office of Child Support Enforcement)
• Interstate Cases FAQs (Office of Child Support Enforcement)

Hawaii

• Facts about Getting a Divorce in Hawai'i (Hawaii State Judiciary)
• Purple Family video Info and order form. (O`ahu's Kids First)

Idaho

• Instructions - Filing for Custody, Visitation & Support [PDF] (Idaho Supreme Court)
• Roster of Child Custody Mediators (Idaho Supreme Court)

Illinois

• How to request a visitation order in Illinois [PDF] (Southern Illinois University School of Law)
• How to enforce a visitation order in Illinois [PDF] (Southern Illinois University School of Law)
• How to modify a visitation order in Illinois [PDF] (Southern Illinois University School of Law)
• Modification of a custody order in Illinois [PDF] (Southern Illinois University School of Law)
• Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Program (Illinois Department on Aging)
• Family Mediation [PDF] (Southern Illinois University School of Law)
• Guardianship (Illinois State Bar Association)

Indiana

• Indiana Parenting Time Guidelines (Indiana Judiciary}

Iowa

• Child Custody (Iowa Judiciary)

Kansas

• Child Custody, Support and Visitation Rights (Kansas Bar Association)

Kentucky

• Relating to Other Family Members [PDF] (Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service)

Louisiana

• Divorce: Who Gets Custody? Who Pays Support? (Louisiana State Bar Association)
• Child Support EnforcementAccess and Visitation

Maine

• Grandparent Visitation Rights (Pine Tree Legal Assistance/Maine Judicial Branch )
• Handbook for Parents & Legal Guardians in Child Protection Cases (Maine Judicial Branch)
• A Guide to Making Child-Focused Parenting Time Decisions
• Guardian ad litem (Maine Judicial Branch)

Maryland

• Divorce and Custody Mediation (Maryland State Bar Association)
• Local Custody Mediation Programs (Maryland Judiciary)
• Co-Parenting Education (Maryland Judiciary)

Massachusetts

• Planning for Shared Parenting [PDF] (Massachusetts Courts)
  
• Massachusetts Law About Child Custody (MA Trial Court Law Libraries)
  
• Massachusetts Law About Grandparents' Visitation

Michigan

• Child Custody: SelfHelp (Michigan Courts)

Minnesota

• A Parental Guide to Making Child-Focused Parenting Time Decisions [PDF] (Minnesota Judicial Branch)
• Minnesota Kinship Caregivers Association (MKCA) (Minnesota Department of Human Services)

Mississippi

• Visitation Guidelines [PDF] (Fifteenth Chancery Court District)

Missouri

• Supportive Co-Parenting (University of Missouri Extension)
• Developing a Parenting Plan: A Guide for Divorcing Parents (University of Missouri Extension )
• You Are Still Parents (Missouri Bar Association)

Montana

• How to File for a Permanent Parenting Plan in Montana [PDF] (State Law Library of Montana)
• Parenting Plan [PDF] (Montana Legal Services Association)
• Nonresidential Parenting After Divorce [PDF] (MSU Extension Family and Human Development)

Nebraska

• Custody & Visitation [PDF] (Nebraska State Bar Association)| En Español
• Guide for Foster Parents (University of Nebraska-Lincoln)

Nevada

• Answers to the Most Frequently Asked Custody Questions[PDF] (Clark County Family Law Self-Help Center)
• En Español
• How a Custody Case Goes Through the System [PDF] (Clark County Family Law Self-Help Center)

New Hampshire

• How to File for Child Custody and Child Support (New Hampshire Superior Court)
• Custody Issues Today [PDF] (UNH Cooperative Extension)
• Co-Parenting After Divorce [PDF] (UNH Cooperative Extension)

New Jersey

• Parenting Time: A Child's Right -- New Jersey Laws Governing Custody and Parenting Time [PDF] (Family Division of Superior Court)
• Custody and Visitation - Mediation Program FAQs (Hudson Vicinage - Family Division)
• Kinship Care (New Jersey Department of Human Services)

New Mexico

• Grandparenting [PDF] (New Mexico University Cooperative Extension Service)

New York

• Child Custody & Visitation (New York CourtHelp)
• Family Abduction: Prevention and Response [PDF] (State of New York)

North Carolina

• Child Custody Mediation Program (Cumberland County)
• Can a parent get visitation for more than every other weekend?

North Dakota

• Parenting Time (Visitation) Facts

Ohio

• Making Joint Custody Work
• Divorced Dads: Making the Most of Visitation (Ohio State University Extension)
• Grandparents Raising Their Grandchildren (Ohio State University Extension)

Oklahoma

• Standard Visitation Schedule & Advisory Guidelines [PDF] (Supreme Court of Oklahoma)
• Co-Parenting Through Divorce [PDF] (OSU Extension)

Oregon

• Custody and Parenting Time (Oregon State Bar)
• Parenting Plan Information (Oregon Courts)
• Oregons Legal Guide for Grandparents and Other Relatives Raising Children
[PDF] (Oregon State University's Extension Family & Community Health (FCH) program)

Pennsylvania

• Child Custody (Pennsylvania Bar Association)
• Relatives as Parents Program (Penn State Extension)

Rhode Island

• What is Mediation? (Judiciary of Rhode Island)

South Carolina

• Custody of minor children resulting from divorce or seperation (South Carolina Bar)
• Visitation rights after divorce or separation (South Carolina Bar)
• Children and the Law (South Carolina Bar)

South Dakota

• Parenting Time Guidelines [PDF] (South Dakota Unified Judicial System)

Tennessee

• Parenting Plans (Tennessee Bar Association)
• Parents' Guide to Developing the Parenting Plan [PDF] (Administrative Office of the Tennessee Courts)
• Frequently Asked Questions About Parenting Plans
• Fourth Circuit Parenting Plan Rules [PDF] (Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County)
| Fourth Circuit Minimum Parenting Plan Requirements [PDF]
• Parenting Apart: Effective Co-Parenting [PDF] (University of Tennessee Extension)
• Now That We're Divorced, Parenting Together [PDF] (University of Tennessee Extension)

Texas

• Common Questions about Child Custody (Texas RioGrande Legal Aid)
• Handbook for Non-Custodial Parents (Office of the Attorney General)
• Visitation for Children under Age 3 (Texas RioGrande Legal Aid)

Utah

• Getting a Divorce: Custody FAQs (Utah Courts)

Vermont

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