Visitation is a court-approved plan on how parents will split their time between their children. Visitation is typically divided in favor of the custodial parent who attends to the child full-time. While some divorces result in shared custody, with the child spending time living with each parent in turns, some only allow for visitation. This visitation is granted because the courts believe in allowing a child to maintain meaningful connections with both parents while upholding their child's right to spend time with them.