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At this time, joint custody is the type of custody most ordered by our family courts, as it allows both fit parents input into the major decisions touching upon the minor children. In most joint custody orders, there will be a designated ?primary custodian? and sometimes a ?secondary custodian?.

Many clients ask me whether there is an age can a child have to be to refuse visitation. Under South Carolina's family laws, there is no set age at which a child can refuse to go visit with the other parent.

While there is no precise age in which the child can choose, South Carolina family court judges are likely to give more weight to an older child's preference based on his or her maturity, judgment, and ability to make reasonable decisions. That includes: Children Ages 12 Years Old and Under.

South Carolina mandates that a noncustodial parent receive a minimum amount of visitation unless that parent's parental rights have been terminated. Typically, a minimum visitation award will grant a parent one weeknight visit and overnight visits every other weekend.

Visitation orders do vary from state to state but are mostly similar across the board. In South Carolina, the standard schedule will dictate that the non-custodial parents will receive the child every other weekend, from Friday to Sunday evening.

To file a pro se visitation complaint, a father should: Consider and define the visitation he wants family court to grant. File the complaint in the county/state where the child resides. Make sure the visitation schedule is spelled out in the final visitation order.