El establecimiento de las pautas de visita del padre no custodio en el proceso de separación familiar

Among the many factors which influence the process of adpatation of chil­dren to the separation of their parents are the visits of the parent who does not have custody rights. This factor directly affects the continuity of the relations­hip between the parent without custody and the child. In arder to be able to address this issue, various things have to be considered, particularly the age of the child, but other factors have to be borne in mind too, such as the need not to show any sign of conflict between parents in front of the children during the visiting times; to avoid using the children as a means of transmiting criticisms against the former partner, and finally, to establish a timetable which allows the child to' have a say in arranging the visit. The purpose of this article is to provide guidance for those professionals who work with families, so that they can better support those families caught up in the porcess of separation.