Visitation

In Arizona, this term applies only to Court-ordered time that a child is supposed to spend with a non-parent. For example, if grandparents file to see the child and are awarded one weekend a year, they have “visitation.” The term is not to be confused with parenting time, which is the Court-ordered time that a parent spends with a child. The difference has some significance legally, as parenting time is form of custody (previously, it was known as physical custody). Visitation is not a custodial right, but the rather the ability to simply spend time with the child.