Child Custody

Exercising your child custody rights is paramount to continue your role as parent. At DiFiore, Levin and Brittenburg, LLC we can help you build the foundation of a strong case for custody of your children. Our foundation comes from a decade of intense trial experience and litigation. While tough negotiations may be necessary, it is important to try to find points for compromise for the benefit of the children. If, however, compromise is impossible, we have the trial skills and experience needed to confidently protect your custodial rights.

We believe in a professional and persistent approach to cases and work with clients in a compassionate and non-judgmental manner. Contact DiFiore, Levin and Brittenburg, LLC today for a consultation. 

Our skilled family law attorneys can help you understand your rights and options regarding child custody and can:

• Negotiate a custody agreement: Work with the other parent or their attorney to reach a mutually agreeable solution.
• Represent you in court: If a custody dispute cannot be resolved outside of court, an attorney can advocate for your interests.
• Advise you on legal strategies: Provide guidance on the best approach to your specific situation.

• Physical Custody: We will fight for custody arrangements that allow you to spend quality time with your children.
• Legal Custody: We will advocate for your right to make important decisions about your children’s medical, education, healthcare, and religion.
• Joint Custody: We will help you navigate the complexities of joint custody arrangements to ensure the best interests of your children.
• Grandparent ‘s Rights: We will help grandparents obtain visitation rights to maintain a bond with their grandchildren.
• In Loco Parentis Custody: We represent those who have performed certain parental duties and may have custodial rights to children.

These include:

1. Which party is more likely to ensure the safety of the child.
2. The present and past abuse committed by a party or member of the party’s household, which may include past or current protection from abuse or sexual violence protection orders where there has been a finding of abuse.
3. The parental duties performed by each party on behalf of the child.
4. The need for stability and continuity in the child’s education, family life and community life, except if changes are necessary to protect the safety of the child or a party.
5. The availability of extended family.
6. The child’s sibling relationships.
7. The well-reasoned preference of the child, based on the child’s developmental stage, maturity and judgment.
8. The attempts of a party to turn the child against the other party, except in cases of abuse where reasonable safety measures are necessary to protect the safety of the child. A party’s reasonable concerns for the safety of the child and the party’s reasonable efforts to protect the child shall not be considered attempts to turn the child against the other party. A child’s deficient or negative relationship with a party shall not be presumed to be caused by the other party.
9. Which party is more likely to maintain a loving, stable, consistent and nurturing relationship with the child adequate for the child’s emotional needs.
10. Which party is more likely to attend to the daily physical, emotional, developmental, educational and special needs of the child.
11. The proximity of the residences of the parties.
12. Each party’s availability to care for the child or ability to make appropriate child-care arrangements.
13. The level of conflict between the parties and the willingness and ability of the parties to cooperate with one another. A party’s effort to protect a child or self from abuse by another party is not evidence of unwillingness or inability to cooperate with that party.
14. The history of drug or alcohol abuse of a party or member of a party’s household.
15. The mental and physical condition of a party or member of a party’s household.
16. Any other relevant fact.