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Right of contact against one’s will?
If a court has to decide on the right of contact, various factors play a role. Legally, the “number 14” is a magical limit here.
Child support and contact right- where is the link?
Children cost money. Anyone who has children must pay child support. So far it sounds quite simple, yet child support is a topic that evokes many questions and frequent conflicts.
Joint custody when residing abroad?
When people do not part on particularly good terms, they often no longer want to know anything about each other. If one has children together, this is not possible
Right of contact for grandparents and ex-partners
Is there also a right of contact for grandparents and ex-partners? By law, “third persons” can also have a right of contact.
Cuckoo children and their fathers
The term “cuckoo child” means that the alleged father is not the one from whom the child is biologically descended. If doubts arise as to whether the offspring is really one’s own son or daughter, this can have serious emotional, but also legal consequences.
Right of contact and its limits
The right of contact – formerly called visitation rights – repeatedly leads to great difficulties for parents who live apart. Contact rights and custody are two different things. This is a common misunderstanding – the terms are often mixed up. Custody means the care and upbringing of the child, legal representation and administration of property. Contact rights, on the other hand, mean the right to have personal contact between parents and children.
Child abduction
Again and again there is widespread media coverage of cases of child abduction. This refers to cases in which one parent takes a child to another country or does not bring it back from there, thus violating the custody rights of the other parent. Only recently the Supreme Court again dealt with this issue OGH 12.5.2021, 6 Ob 83/21f).
Custody vs. contact rights – are there differences?
Family law terms are often confused with one another. The same applies to custody and contact rights. Theresa Kamp clears up the most common misunderstandings.