One of our areas of sub-specialization is custody and/or visitation disputes. The legal standard in California, when there is a dispute over either custody or visitation, is "the best interest of the child"., which generally means that the court will attempt to preserve the status quo since stability is of crucial importance for minor children. Therefore, part of our task if custody and/or visitation is an issue is to prove what what the status quo was in the recent past. This will usually be continued with custody and visitation orders.