Can he get his supervised visits moved?

Question

My son needs to undergo some counseling and pass an evaluation before he can have unsupervised visits, but he is having trouble getting the counseling.

If he wants to see his daughter (4 years old) he has to travel two hours to the town where she lives and visit with her at the YMCA building there. He's unable to travel 2 hours every weekend to see her. Is it possible to go to court and have his supervised visits moved to another town or alternated between towns so he's not doing all the driving all the time?

We live in SD.

She and he got into a physical altercation, but he was the only one arrested. He got a felony assault charge from it, even though I don't think he should have- I could see a misdemeanor charge, but he didn't hurt her bad enough for it to be considered felony, I don't think. She wasn't hospitalized or anything. He is supposed to take anger management and parenting counseling at his own expense, but he can't afford it right now.

Answer 1

Yes just go back to court and explain this and it should not be a problem moving his visits to any area so long as they are supervised , good luck and justice for fathers

Answer 2

Here's the thing, it doesn't really matter what you think or feel. He has a FELONY conviction, and the court has decided that if he wants to see his daughter, he needs to complete the classes and participate in supervised visitation. Period. If he can't afford it, he needs to get a job, or a second job. There are many programs available, for example he can go to the Child Services Department, and they can set him up with counseling at a reduced cost, usually on a sliding scale based on income. You haven't said how long he has been visiting his daughter. If he has done it once or twice, the judge isn't really going to care. He needs to have a history to present to the judge, that he has been doing what was ORDERED, - classes AND visitation - for a decent period, around 4-6 monhts, and then the judge will see that he is serious. Good Luck.

Answer 3

Your son needs to get his act together before he asks for ANYTHING from the judge!
The judge BELIEVES your son is violent and a danger to his daughter, so it doesn't matter what you or your son think.
The BEST way to start getting the Judge on your son's side is to DO WHAT THE JUDGE ORDERED!

Take the classes. Get the counseling (your son should be able to counsel with his minister if he can't afford a private therapist).
DO THE VISITS!
Why can't he go there every weekend? Is he working? Then he can pay for the classes.
If he needs to move the days to a weekday, he can ask the YMCA (unless the court order specifies a day).

Your son CAN ask that the location be moved, but the Judge's FIRST question is going to be "Why should MOM have to travel, when she's the victim and YOU have done NOTHING!" Your son will react angrily, and bad things will happen.

Answer 4

Not knowing anything about your son, his case, where you live, or any details, my only suggestion is to ask the court that issued the visitation order. Laws are different in every state, and sometimes even vary between counties.

Answer 5

i think of if the abuse took place while she became older, she would understand why you're with-retaining visitation. yet because of the fact she became so youthful, she's blocked the abuse out and has in basic terms centred on the forged factor of her dating along with her father. you'll be the shielding one. while she is older, she would be able to understand why you saved them aside. she would be able to then be certain on her very own in spite of if or no longer she needs a dating with him - as an grownup. The therapist is working on your ex, that's why the supervised visits have been stated. keep on with your instinct and don't comply with that "propose." What if something have been to ensue? What if - for one fleeting 2nd - the supervisor's interest became diverted and your ex does something with/on your daughter? do no longer take that risk. As I re-study your submit, it occured to me that each and every of the extracurricular activities that your ex chosen have been activities that make it no longer ordinary to coach sexual abuse. Horseback driving reasons bruising on the interior thighs, swimming would reason vaginal inflammation, gymnastics would reason time-honored bruising... keep him away out of your daughter.

Answer 6

That decision is ENTIRELY up to the court. No matter how much information you post, ANY answer you get here is a GUESS. It is possible to ask the court for the change. It is NOT possible to tell you how they will rule.