If you have a family law case, you can file a Request for Order in that case. If there's already a family law case involving the child in California, then you can file a Request for Order (form FL-300) to ask the judge to make or change an order in that case about child custody and visitation (parenting time).
California generally prohibits parents from withholding visitation unless there is a legitimate reason. Legitimate reasons can mean more than just disliking the other parent. Typically, a court needs to agree to withhold visitation if there is concrete concern that a child is unsafe when with the other parent.
Reasonable visitation As its name suggests, a reasonable parenting time order grants the non-custodial parent the right to spend a fair amount of time with their children. Instead of requiring a court-approved schedule, the judge leaves it up to both parents to define that reasonable amount.
Steps to File for Visitation Rights in California Determine Your Case Type. Determine whether you need to file for divorce, establish parentage, or modify an existing custody order. Fill Out the Necessary Forms. File Your Forms with the Court. Serve the Other Parent. Attend Mediation. Attend Your Court Hearing.
You and the other parent can establish legal parentage for your child without going to court if you both parents sign a Voluntary Declaration of Parentage (VDOP) form and file it with the state. This form is usually signed at a hospital when a child is born. But you can sign it later.
A child who is under age 21 (or 23 if a full-time student) and NOT eligible for TRS may use benefits under the parent's sponsorship until age 21 unless they are a full-time student, in which case they are eligible until age 23.
To seek dependent status for an adult family member, such as a father, mother, father-in-law, mother-in-law, stepparent, or someone in loco parentis, you must file a request for a dependency determination with DFAS.
For Uniformed Services Identification and Privileges (USIP) Card Benefits only: The claimed individual resides (lives) with member/sponsor. A member/sponsor may claim a parent as a dependent for housing and travel allowance purposes even if the parent is not residing with the member/sponsor.
You may add or remove family members to your DEERS record at the nearest military ID card issuing facility. To determine what documentation you will need to take with you, such as a Birth Certificate, Marriage Certificate, or Divorce Decree, please read the DoD List of Acceptable Identity Documents.
To add a parent as a dependent, you must fill out VA Form 21-509, Statement of Dependency of Parent(s). To add a spouse from a common-law marriage as a dependent, you must fill out VA Form 21-686c, Declaration of Status of Dependents.