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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.

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.

Custodial parents are free to relocate within the state of South Carolina with their minor children. The court understands that in relocation cases, the needs of both parents are rarely both satisfied, but it will not interfere with an in-state move unless it determines that there is a compelling reason to intervene.

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.

To convince the family court to CHANGE custody, a parent must prove three things: A material change in circumstances; The material change in circumstances happened AFTER the initial family court custody order; and. The material change substantially affects the child's best interests.

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?.