Oklahoma City Child Custody Attorney

Child custody is a matter of the heart. After all, nothing else in this world means more to you than your children. Whether you are in the middle of a divorce or you just are not seeing eye-to-eye with the other parent of your children, child custody and visitation can become emotional – and even outright scary matter to discuss. One thing is for sure: you should not have to worry about whether or not you will be able to spend important holidays, or other valuable time, with your children.

You need an attorney who will fight for your rights, as well as the rights of your children. You need an attorney from the Owens Law Office, PC – an attorney who has been handling cases similar to yours for over two decades now. Call us today at 405-608-0708 for a free and confidential consultation. We know the Oklahoma City family court system, inside and out, and have worked hard to establish crucial relationships with judges and courtroom personnel in the local Oklahoma City area.

Keeping Your Child’s Best Interests In Mind

While your child custody case is handled, you will hear the phrase “the best interest of the child” many times. That is because the state of Oklahoma takes your child’s best interest into account when making final decisions about child custody. In fact, we are all supposed to be thinking about your child’s best interest while the child custody case is in process. Unfortunately, what you think is the best interest of your child may different greatly from what the other parent thinks.

When both parents cannot agree on what is in the child’s best interest, the court will have to decide what is in your child’s best interest. Sometimes, a parent alleges that the other parent is abusive or negligent or otherwise incapable of taking care of the child. If this happens to you, the Owens Law Office, PC will do everything in our power to help you prove to the court that your child belongs to you. If you and the other parent of your child or children cannot agree upon fair child custody and visitation arrangements, we will help you come up with a plan that is in the best interests of your child.

Ultimately, the court will take what each parent presents in court and make the decision, based on what the court deems is in the best interest of the child. Here are some of the things the court will take into consideration:

• The health and age of both parents;
• The existing relationship between the child and each one of the parents;
• Which parent is most likely to encourage and allow continuous and frequent relations with the other parent;
• Each parent’s ability to support the child;
• Whether or not child abuse or domestic violence has occurred; or
• Whether either parent has a history of drug or alcohol abuse.

The court will decide to either put into motion a proposed child custody and visitation plan or make necessary modifications to it. Your attorney from the Owens Law Office, PC will work with the court to ensure that you are satisfied with the child custody and visitation plan. Remember that if there are portions of the child custody agreement that you do not like, these things can be modified if circumstances change.

Modifications of Child Custody and Visitation

Once a child custody and visitation agreement is in place, it is not set in stone forever. In fact, any time the circumstances of either parent change, the child custody and visitation order can be revisited and possibly modified. For example, if the parent with custody of the child has accepted a new job out of state and is considering moving to another state, the child custody and visitation order can be revisited in court. Again, if the parents cannot agree, the court will make the decision whether or not the child will be able to move out of state with the parent or if the child will have to stay in the state with the other parent.

At Owens Law Office, PC, we work hard to protect what matters most to you. We understand that child custody and visitation are some of the most difficult issues to come to terms with, and we are here to listen to your concerns. Give us a call today at 405-608-0708 if you need legal representation in Oklahoma City to help you with an original or a modification of a child custody and visitation order.