Child visits in Colombia

Child visits in Colombia What is the legal definition of visits in Colombia? The 1098/06 Law (Infant and adolescence Colombian Code) it doesn’t make a legal definition of visits; however there is a connection with the Custody and the different enforcement protections that this code established in order to guarantee the prevalence of his/her rights. The usual procedure for established Child visits in Colombia is when the parents decide to end the relationship through divorce, taking the alternative to do it in common agreement between both parents, or in a Legal Conciliation or by authority or through the family court when there’s not an agreement between the parts. A legal process in a family court could take between three to twelve months (depends of the circumstances and difficulty of the process), in a notary between two to three months and in a legal conciliation could be immediately in case that both parents found a satisfactory agreement. It is an obligation for every Administrative Authority (Commissary and Family Defender) and also for Family Judges to seek the prevalence of the rights of every adolescence and infants, and at the same time established the custody and alimony support. It’s important to know every detail established in the 1098/06 Law to guarantee the parent’s rights. In Colombian Family Law we know every step in this process and we can help you to find the best resolution in this particular area.