Michigan Child Custody Lawyer Protecting Your Physical And Legal Custody Rights
As a dedicated family law attorney, Stacy Van Dyken has been providing legal services in West Michigan for child custody disputes and other family legal issues for more than two decades. With an office located in downtown Grand Rapids, her firm, Stacy L. Van Dyken, P.C., offers flexible appointment schedules to better fit your needs. Contact the firm to learn how attorney Van Dyken can be of service to you.
Michigan Attorney Helping You Understand Child Custody Laws
According to Michigan child custody laws, child custody is granted as legal custody and/or physical custody. Legal and physical custody can be granted jointly or separately, depending on the circumstances:
- Legal custody, whether granted to one parent or to both jointly, involves major decision making for the minor child, including financial and medical decisions. This also includes educational decisions such as changing a child’s school.
- Physical custody typically designates which parent becomes the primary physical custodian of the minor children and when and where that will take place.
Whether you seek shared custody, joint custody, or individual custody, you should work with an experienced child custody attorney to ensure a legal, enforceable, and age-appropriate agreement. You may also visit the page on parenting time to learn more about visitation and parenting schedules.
More Than 20 Years Of Family Law Experience At Your Service
Attorney Van Dyken regularly assists clients with custody agreements and custody disputes. She will carefully learn about your family and your situation and provide advice on the best course of action for you and your family. Her goal is to have the decision-making authority and living arrangements with the more appropriate parent, and according to the wishes and interests of the children now and into the future.
Attorney Van Dyken will work tirelessly to try to reach a solid custody agreement before turning over the decision to the family court. Legal and physical child custody determinations are too important to any parent to relinquish to a third party. In extreme disputes, she will zealously argue on your behalf and do everything that she can to seek a court-ordered custody plan that is in your and your family’s best interest.
Knowledgeable And Skilled At Seeking Custody Modifications Or Enforcement
Attorney Van Dyken has extensive experience representing clients seeking child custody modifications when circumstances have changed or looking to change the residence of the children when one parent wishes to relocate with them. She can also assist clients in obtaining contempt findings from family court to help enforce existing custody orders.
Contact A Michigan Child Custody Attorney In Grand Rapids
To schedule an appointment to discuss how attorney Van Dyken can assist you with your child custody matter, call the firm at 616-776-3902 or reach out online.