Like the saying goes, if I obtained a dollar every time someone said they had a notarized document for child custody or child support issues, I would be rich! 

There is a huge misconceptions that if individuals go and get a document notarized everything is good, but that is not the case because the notarized document is not a court order, it is an agreement between the parties, but ultimately it cannot be enforced because it is not signed off by a judge.

So what does that mean for you?

That means at any time one party can decided they no longer want to be bond by the "notarized document" and you may be denied access to the child or no longer receive child support from the other party. In a nutshell you are at the mercy of the other party to keep their word and act in good faith to follow through with the notarized document moving forward.  

If you have yourself in a situation like this you are taking a huge gamble when it comes to your child, and you need to act now!

How you can protect your legal rights?

If you and the other party are on good terms and have agreed to a "visitation" schedule and child support amount, simply reduce that agreement to writing in the form of Final Order in Suit Affecting the Parent Child Relationship, and have the Order signed off by a judge, so that (1) it's enforceable even if the other person changes their mind in the future and (2) you can have peace in knowing that you have a legal remedy to cure any situation when a child is being hidden by the other party or the other party stops paying child support. 

If you want to protect your rights contact the Law Office of A. Green today to book a free case evaluation!