Custody and Visitation

Memphis Child Custody and Visitation Lawyers

It's natural for responsible parents to want to protect their children's best interests. As a result, child custody is often the most stressful, emotional area for divorcing parents to face. At Causey & Caywood, Attorneys at Law, we've been helping the grownups in this equation to get past these difficult obstacles for more than 40 years.

We Protect Your Rights

Family law or domestic relations courts make orders of custody or visitation for any child under the age of 18 years. The court also rules on physical custody, granting one parent primary physical custody, and to the other, secondary custody.

These orders can take many forms, depending on the needs of each member of the family. A common physical custody order is for children to reside with one parent during the week, and alternate weekends with the other. The court may grant joint custody, gives both parents the right to make decisions regarding the child’s education, health, religious training, and future welfare.

The court has an ongoing jurisdiction and latitude with which to modify custody orders as the circumstances of parents and children change: shifts in lifestyle, income, accessibility due to custodial relocation, etc. For instance, though the child lacks the right to decide with which parent to live, the court is more likely to reconsider the child's wishes as they grow older.

Our many clients throughout Memphis and Shelby County know how closely our child custody and visitation attorneys at Causey & Caywood, Attorneys at Law have dealt with the sensitive issues surrounding child custody for the past 45 years. Our lawyers will attentively represent your interests, passionately protect your rights, and do whatever is possible to arrive at a settlement that's fair for you and your children.

Toward a Brighter Future

The experienced, sensitive family law attorneys of Causey & Caywood will accompany you through the process in a reassuring manner. We will calmly, carefully explain your rights, the impact of any applicable laws, and various legal procedures to you. You'll be aware of everything that's happening, everything that could happen, and the available options.

After you've stated your sincere concerns and long-range goals to us, we will convey your wishes to the court as articulately as we know how. We are most familiar with all types of custody and visitation issues. We can help you reach sound decisions on behalf of your children's future, and of your relationships with them.

Join the Causey & Caywood Family

We're proud of our decades-long reputation for treating our family law clients like family and getting them through divorce-related crises like child custody and visitation. Let us help you with your own individual parenting plan. Contact the Memphis offices of Causey & Caywood, Attorneys at Law, today to set your initial consultation. We're available by phone, fax, and e-mail.