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How do we get a custody and visitation order?

To set up a custody/visitation order for your children:

• you,
• the other parent, or
• the local child support agency (formerly the district attorney)

must start a court case.

The kind of case you can start depends on whether or not you're married to the other parent or have a registered domestic partnership. For more help, click on a link below:

Cases for Parents Who Are Married to Each Other or are registered domestic partners

Cases for Parents Who Are Not Married and are not domestic partners

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