Custody in California 2023 (Legal custody, Physical custody, Visitation)

Diana Romanovska Divorce Attorney and a Certified Family Law Specialist in San Francisco, California
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Ms. Romanovska is a San Francisco family law attorney, licensed to practice in both California and Germany. She is a Certified Family Law Specialist in San Francisco and unique in her field, a rare divorce attorney who is able to provide legal counsel, representation, and mediation services in English, Russian, and German in order to better serve her clients.
Ms. Romanovska previously worked as a prosecutor in the Office of the District Attorney of the Regional Superior Court of Berlin, and for several large firms including Beiten Burghard & Wegner, and Linklaters Oppenhoff & Raedler. She was awarded the Outstanding Pro Bono Award for Family Law Cases by the Justice and Diversity Center for her volunteer work with the Bar Association of San Francisco in 2012 and 2013. She was also selected to the Super Lawyers® Rising Stars℠ list for her high standards of client care and in-depth knowledge of the law. Ms. Romanovska received her J.D. with a concentration in family law from the Freie University School of Law, a research University located in Berlin and one of the most prominent universities in Germany. She received her Master’s Degree (LL.M.) in US Legal Studies from Golden Gate University School of Law in San Francisco.
Ms. Romanovska has been a resident of San Francisco since 2009. She was born in Kiev and lived there until the age of 15 when she moved with her family to Germany. Living in such diverse places has given Ms. Romanovska an understanding of different cultures that helps her thoughtfully practice law and be better connected with each of her clients. When Ms. Romanovska moved to San Francisco, she decided that she wanted to start a boutique family law firm so that she would have the time to really connect with her clients and make a difference in each matter. Ms. Romanovska also has a personal understanding of what it is like to go through a divorce, having been through one herself. This personal experience allows her to empathize with her clients and understand what is important to them.
Ms. Romanovska is regarded as one of the best divorce attorneys in San Francisco. Her breadth of experience in California divorce law includes the areas of child custody and visitation rights; child, spousal and domestic partner support; domestic violence restraining orders; and asset and property division. Beyond Ms. Romanovksa’s expertise as a divorce lawyer, she also specializes in other family law matters including prenuptial and postnuptial agreements, as well as the enforcement of premarital and post-marital agreements.

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Legal Disclaimer: This video is for informational purposes only and not for the purpose of providing legal advice. This is not legal advice, nor can I give you legal advice. You should contact your attorney to obtain advice for your matter. Nothing in this video should be construed to form an attorney-client relationship.

[zeemoney]

This video is short and informative, better than all the long videos I've been watching. I just learned that I filed the wrong court order after watching this video

[karolinavlg]

50/50 is nonsense. We have that arrangement now and it’s so bad for them. I’m the mother and have a stable home with rules and schedules. Their dad has different rules and is a complete narcissist which is the one thing that doesn’t matter to anyone in any court. I need to have them in my home for school (6th and 9th grade) and he can see them on weekend and take them to dinners once in a while. I have been told by multiple teachers and both of their therapists that they see a difference in mood and behavior when they are with me vs with him. What can I do?!?

[-bdl]

So we have joint legal custody but my ex wife gave me full physical custody. We have an agreed upon visitation agreement with her seeing our kids on weekends. Takes them Overnight for late Friday and she brings them back home Sunday.

We initially had joint physical custody, but I was awarded custodial parent with a 68/32 split at first. But ex wife offered to give me more time with them for a payout to her which I was more than happy to pay. So we did a court order addendum and I was awarded full physical.


How does this affect decision making for them? Am I obligated to provide her with school activities, dentist appt times, etc. that are essentially all during my times with them? We have a 80/20 (roughly) split with me having them majority of the time.

[Bfeebitty]

My in laws have temporary guardianship of my children. And they won’t let me have ANY visitation with my children. I am doing everything that I am supposed to do with proof. And they cut off my visitation . How do I get legal visitation rights? In California

[graylobo]

In a shared 50/50 shared physical/legal custody when is one required informing the other parent of traveling withing the state?

[dgonzalez]

How do I get 50/50 joint custody? After a 1 yr dvro .. I’ve tried everything

[JingSmith]

As a grandmother, do I have a right for visitation or spent time with my grandkids? I live in California. My son banned me from seeing my grand daughter. If things doesn't gets in his way, he would banned me from seeing my grand daughter. He would yell or shout at me or just because he wants to shout at me, I don't do anything or react, I just let him yell at me for no reason, I am afraid if I say something he would not let me see my grand daughter. This is the second time he did it to me. tHe little girl probably wonder as to what happened to grandma and why she is not seeing her grandma all of a sudden. what should I do? I used to watched his little girl after my work off and on my days off, and I even uber his wife to her work with my own car and gas. I don't get pay for watching my grand daughter. Missed understanding or missed communication got me banned from seeing my grand daughter. His wife work flex hours, my son told me her schedule work but since she work on flex hours, my son told me he will get back to me and let me know. the day came and my son didn't get back to me, so I assumed she didn't get the hours. Oh boy! my bad, they fired me instantly and got banned to see my grand daughter. They find a childcare place near where they live and pay $900 a month for three times a week. My grand daughter would come home with lots of bugs bites and fleas bite, So sad she was suffering and they kept bringing her to that place because their reason they don't have no choice. Now I am banned again the reason is My son texted me if I can watch his kids (have a new born) after my work, and just happened I texted him back with a question "WHY WHERE YOU GUYS GOING"? then he texted me back saying never mind. that's all it is and now I am not able to see my grand daughter and their new born son. do I have a right to see my grand kids? By the way, he work as an HR and he can't even resolve this kind of problems. do you think he is capable working as an HR if indeed he can't even resolve his own problems?

[caitlindebolt]

What if there was domestic abuse twice but no record was filed? The mother was to scared in her postpartum depression. It’s it too late to document the domestic abuse?

[CaseyTessa]

Is a memorandum of limited understanding from 2019 considered a custody order or court order?

[jessicapabloff]

i have sole custody the other parent has weekends now overnight. his attorney fought me hard on this and wanted joint but he cant have joint due to child endangerment also they made me put kids in their school district and now im being watched everyday the sister waits at my kids line until i get them and try to get info from techer, i have a current restraining order, i was denied im court for move away request to tj even though dad said yes and sister made him change his mind, i cant make rent here alone meanwhile waiting for housing, i have no where to go with them because he changed his mind to move and because i kept the kids away to due violations which judge didnt care, , im homeless and now want him to help me since they are trying to control me, i need to be home with my husband i love my kids and but they want to be with their dad too, can i get in trouble for giving him more resposibility