Terms You Need To Know About Child Visitation In Georgia
Best Interest of the Child
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The context of which visitation rights are decided
Grandparent Visitation
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Visitation awarded to the grandparents that doesn’t interfere with the parent child relationship
Guardian ad Litem
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A third party evaluator who determines the details of the relationships between the child and each parent
Legitimate Acknowledgment
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Process of the father of the child proving he is the father to gain certain visitation rights
Parenting Plan
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Document detailing how visitation will work and the two parents will raise the child
Pendente Lite
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Temporary circumstances made for child visitation until a hearing
Unsupervised visits
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The non-custodial parent spends time with the child without the other parent being there
Supervised visits
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The non-custodial parent spends time with the child with the presence of another person
Visitation
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Time for the non-custodial parent to see the child
Visitation Order
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Issued when the parents cannot agree on their own visitation agreements
