Child Custody

10 Steps to Help With Your Child Custody Case.

Louisiana Child Custody Private Investigator

Louisiana Child Custody Private Investigator, Trinity Investigations understands that you need answers to help you with your child custody case. We know that people change, circumstances change, your children grow older or maybe you are a parent moving out-of-state and you want to have your child relocate with you. During times where there is change, emotions run high and there are concerns about the welfare of the child's safety and well being. Concerns that are Concerned Child raised can range from a child expressing their reluctance or refusal to go with the other parent for their visitation or custody exchanges or a parent's abuse of drugs or alcohol. Many times, it is possible for a parent with issues concerning drug or alcohol abuse, irresponsibility, neglect or other flaws in their character to present themselves as a competent person when appearing before the court, necessitating the need for thorough documentation of their unsuitable lifestyle. That is why you need an investigator that truly cares about your case and is dedicated in helping you achieve your goals.

There are several types of child custody in Louisiana. They can be sole, joint or shared custody. Sole Custody is where one parent has complete control of the children and makes all of their decisions for them. Joint Custody occurs when one parent is the custodial parent and has physical custody with the other parent having visitation rights and child support duties. Shared Custody is when the parents share physical and child support duties. Split Custody occurs when parents have more than one child and split physical custody of the children. Split Custody is usually the most complex.

Child in Court For the modification of a child custody order, there are generally two standards:

For those instances where the order is based on a stipulation by the involved parties, a court may modify the order if there has been a “material change in circumstances since the original decree and …. The proposed modification is in the best interest of the child.”

For those instances where the court order is a considered decree, then the heightened standard set forth in the Bergeron rule (Bergeron v. Bergeron, 492 SO.2d 1193 (La. 1986) applies and the party seeking modification must prove that continuation of the present custody is so deleterious to the child to justify a modification of the custody decree, or that there is clear and convincing evidence that the harm likely to be caused by the change of the environment is substantially outweighed by its advantages to the child.