Only the most experienced and compassionate law firm should be trusted with the welfare of your children and your current and future relationship to them. The Los Angeles Child Custody Lawyers at the Law Office of Mitchell A. Jacobs have spent more than two decades focusing exclusively on providing high-quality legal representation to clients dealing with child custody, visitation, and child support matters in Los Angeles and the surrounding areas.

Mitchell A. Jacobs has been a Board Certified Family Law Specialist since 1986. It is a certification held by less than 1 in 200 California family law attorneys and signifies the highest level of professional excellence obtainable by attorneys who handle family law matters. For the past 30 years, he has built a practice exclusively focused on providing some of the best legal representation available in Southern California.

A child custody case includes legal custody (who is empowered to make what decisions on behalf of a child) and physical custody (which detail a child’s living arrangements). In situations where parents cannot reach agreement through mediation, a judge may be forced to decide upon a child’s living arrangements and parents may be forced to live with the results. Move away custody arguments – in which a custodial parent decides to move to a different town or state – and disagreements over support and visitation can strain family relationships to the breaking point. Allegations of neglect or abuse may be filed in an attempt to influence the outcome of a custody case. In some instances, there is literally no end to the means a parent will use to gain or maintain custody.

Our child custody attorneys are not intimidated and are not drawn to respond to provocation. We will rationally and vigorously defend your parental rights throughout the court process. When parents cannot reach an agreement, a judge will make the determination. A judge in California will order a custody arrangement based on what is believed to be in the best interests of a child. Our L.A. child custody lawyers are experienced in handling the many, many factors that may go into making such a determination, including:

• A child’s age, gender and health
• A child’s wishes
• The child’s existing schedule
• Any potential effects of change on a child
• The mental and physical health of the parents
• A parent’s lifestyle, including any allegations of criminal or abhorrent behavior
• Relationship between parent and child
• A parent’s ability to provide for a child
• A parent’s attitude toward the rights of the other parent

If you are facing a custody battle in Los Angeles or are dealing with other contentious child-custody issues, including support or visitation, contact the Law Office of Mitchell A. Jacobs for a confidential appointment to discuss your rights.