Custody and contact/visitation Rights
We are your lawyer for custody and visitation rights in Vienna. Parents often face significant stress, especially when dealing with custody and visitation or contact rights issues. If the parents of a child are married, both have legal custody. In cases where they are not married, the mother typically holds sole custody, unless the parents agree to joint custody. Alternatively, the father can file an application with the court for shared custody.
Custody involves matters of legal representation, care, upbringing, and financial management of the child, while visitation/contact right concerns when, how, and where each parent can spend time with the child. In these cases the child’s well-being is the key factor.
When amicable resolution is not possible
Ideally, parents can come to an agreement on these matters. However, if that’s not possible, it can be stressful for all parties involved. Parents often go to bed with concerns about disputes over their children and wake up with those concerns still on their minds. Every parent wants the best for their child. Problems arise when the parents’ intentions for the child greatly differ or when children are used as pawns to exact revenge on an ex-partner for perceived wrongs.
Questions concerning custody and visitation
In addition to custody and visitation rights, other issues such as vaccinations, school choice, holiday travel, international relocations, Christmas, and birthdays can also pose difficulties. It can become problematic when one parent obstructs visitation rights or when such rights no longer serve the child’s best interests. Many questions can arise regarding visitation rights and (joint) custody.
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More Information on Austrian Family Law
For further information on Austrian family law, please visit our blog and read our contributions in The Standard newspaper.
