Las Vegas, Nevada Area Child Custody Attorneys
Any divorce can be extremely stressful and challenging, but the emotional stakes are often higher for people facing major decisions about their children's ongoing care. We believe your attorney's vital role includes explaining the laws, presenting your options and discussing likely outcomes directly — but always with sensitivity to your unique needs.
If you are working toward a clear child custody strategy in your divorce or are involved in a postdivorce custody dispute, contact Nevada Law Group today. We have helped parents in a wide range of circumstances secure the custody arrangements they need to maintain and build valuable family relationships.
Understanding Physical and Legal Custody
Whether you are a divorcing mother or father, it is important to recognize that the courts will determine two types of custody:
Physical custody determines which parent the children will live with after the divorce. In most cases, one parent is granted primary physical custody, and the other is assigned specific child visitation times. Joint physical custody is an option for amicable, communicating parents who the court determines can provide safe, healthy living environments.
Legal custody primarily involves decision-making authority over the children's schooling, activities, religious upbringing and many other important issues. It is common for the two divorced parents to have joint legal custody.
In custody decisions, Nevada courts place the highest priority on the best interests of the children. Both parents may be required to undergo a custodial evaluation to gather information on their relationships with the children and ability to provide a safe, stable environment.
Understanding Child Support
When one parent has primary physical custody, the noncustodial parent is usually required to pay child support in accordance with specific statutory guidelines. We apply our legal skill to help ensure children's needs are provided for and that any deviations or special considerations in determining child support are fair to our client.
At Nevada Law Group, we are committed to helping people maintain their parental rights — and we are well equipped to deal with modifications of custody and support orders, issues involving parental relocation, one parent's abduction of a child and other difficult cases. Contact us today to discuss your child custody or other family law issues with an experienced lawyer.