Welcome to the Law Office of Julian Fox, a Riverside Child Custody attorney.  While we’re located in Riverside, we service all Inland Empire Family Courts including the ones in Riverside, San Bernardino, Hemet, and Rancho Cucamonga.

Child Custody fights are one of the most challenging areas of law because so many emotions are involved.  Even when parents are happy in their relationships, decisions involving the children can cause conflict.  But, when a romantic relationship between two parents dissolves, the fights over the children increase.  That is why you need Riverside child custody lawyer Julian Fox on your side.

Child custody issues include who has primary custody and what amount of time the children will spend with the secondary custody parent.  You should know that the courts often take into account which parent will cooperate in full and continual contact with the other parent when making their child custody determinations.

Child support is also an issue in custody.  In California, support is determined by the income of the parties and the timeshare they spend with the children.  Therefore, some parents look to increase their timeshare simply to reduce their financial support.

If you can agree on child custody issues, that’s great.  If not, you will be ordered into court-sponsored mediation.  There, you will try to work out an agreement with the mediator.  If that fails, he or she will write a recommendation to the Judge about how child custody should be determined.  Often, the Judges take these recommendations quite seriously, so you should be fully prepared for mediation.

If mediation does not go your way, Riverside Child Custody attorney Julian Fox recommends going to trial.  This is a way for the Judge to see your side of the story.  That often involves going through a 730 evaluation with a private clinical psychologist.

If you have difficulties sorting out child-rearing issues with your ex, call Riverside Child Custody Attorney Julian Fox at (877) 369-5294 today.