Q: Who would I need to contact if I know my x-wife is using drugs when she has them during visitation?
The court ordered visitation rights that were made when we got divorced. It states I have legal and physical custody of my children. Then on another page it says joint legal custody. It says my x-wife has reasonable right of visitation as agreed between both parties. My wife has a big drug problem (meth,pills,weed) and is under the influence when she has them and there is drug use where she lives with other people there too. Do I still have to let her see them whenever she wants to? Who would I need to contact to report her? Do I have to have proof to get her visitation reduced?
A:
You should get the court order modified to either prevent her visitation, make it supervised only, or make it contingent on successfully completing a rehab program. Those are just suggestions. If something else makes sense, ask for that. You would need proof of the drug use now.
You can call the cops, if you want, to report the drug use. You'd have to go back to court ASAP to get the order changed.
Andy
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