title: [Expert advice concerning the limitation or suspension of the right of visitation].
abstract: Between 1991 and 1994 the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy of the University of Tübingen has drawn up 439 expert opinions in family court cases (child custody or visiting privileges). In 83 cases (18.9%) the judicial question exclusively referred to visitation, in 89 cases (20.3%) it referred to child custody and visitation. In 39 (22.7%) out of these 172 expert opinions the recommendation was to suspend the visits for a certain period; in 31 (18%) cases the expert adviced to restrict the visits. The main criteria, which led to the recommendations are discussed.
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002655:Child Custody / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans