My 15 year old doesn't want to go visit her dad. Can she just say she doesn't want to go? Also, what if my 10 year old decides he doesn't want to go? What are my options?
2006-06-14 07:31:20 · 5 answers · asked by Tammy M 1 in Family & Relationships ➔ Other - Family & Relationships
Your child is still a child until age 18, and until then your ex can file contempt charges against YOU if your children do not go to him on his legal visitation dates.
You really ought to encourage them to go. You'll be the one in legal trouble if they don't go.
2006-06-14 07:39:04 · answer #1 · answered by Mama Pastafarian 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Law enforcement won't force the children to go. It's really up to your local Family Court judge. 15 is usually around the age when they stop making kids go, but 10 may still be too young. Call a lawyer or petition Family Court for No Visitation.
2006-06-14 07:36:30 · answer #2 · answered by anthrogirl26 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I live in Texas, am divorced and have a 15 yr old and a 17 yr old so I have dealt with this exact issue. Your child can refuse to go with dad and yes, dad can call the police and can file in court for enforcement of visitation order....BUT.....the police will talk to child and if child does not want to go then they will in almost all cases...unless you have a cop that is a a**hole not make the child go and will simply tell the dad that he is out of luck for that visitation. Ex can then go to court but then the judge will also talk to child and if child expresses that he/she did not want to go and does not want to go then the judge will most likely not order (force) child to go unless they feel that the custodial parent is alienating the ex by influencing childs decision wrongly. My attorney and I bypassed all of this by having my children sign a Texas form called "Preference of child 12 years or older" affidavit. It is a form that the child signs saying that they want to live with mom or dad specifically and can be modified to say that he/she does not want to go to visitation with the other parent. This can then be submitted to court by you and you can beat dad to the punch, per say, by notifying the court of the child's wishes so when dad complains about it he will be out of luck because they child declared what his/her wishes were. My 12 year old signed form and I sent a copy to his dad and when his dad notified his attorney, his attorney told him he had no case and that he needed to drop all court filings because based on that document practically no judge would force a child to go and he wouldn't win in court. Our life has been much more peaceful since then and my children are both very happy now.
2006-06-14 07:51:01 · answer #3 · answered by or2tx2002 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2006-06-14 07:35:45 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-30 21:40:42 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋