FC §3100 — Reasonable Visitation Rights

Type: California Family Code

Summary

Court shall grant reasonable visitation rights to a parent when shown that visitation would be in the best interest of the child as defined in §3011 and consistent with §3020. Discretionary extension to other persons with an interest in the welfare of the child. Special-circumstances framework when a protective order has issued or a parent resides in a confidential domestic-violence shelter.

When to use

Cite at the foundational level for any analysis defending or restoring the existing parenting-time order. Pair with §§3011 and 3020 as the trio that anchors the “frequent and continuing contact” presumption against unilateral interference. Most relevant operationally to enforcement of the Stipulated Judgment’s existing 50/50 schedule rather than to a downward modification.

Section text (verbatim — operative opening sentence)

The court shall grant reasonable visitation rights to a parent when it is shown that the visitation would be in the best interest of the child, as defined in Section 3011, and consistent with Section 3020. In the discretion of the court, reasonable visitation rights may be granted to any other person having an interest in the welfare of the child.

Scope / notes

The full statute also contains protective-order and confidential-shelter subdivisions not implicated in this matter on the present record. If those subdivisions become relevant, pull the full text from the canonical source.

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