Q: I have been prenatally alienated from my son for the past 3 years he is soon to be 17 in january His father doesnt
follow the visitation and custody agreement he says its up to our son whether or not he sees me. My ex is suppose to let me know when he takes my son out of state or country and leaves it up to my son to tell me. I feel as if my rights as a mother has been completely taken away. How can this be in the best interest of my child? What can I do? I'm paying him child support on a son I dont get to see.
A: You will need to contact an attorney to review the specifics of your case, but here is an overview. First, try to work with your ex--it is free and is frequently requested prior to filing in court. Second, if your ex will not negotiate or be reasonable you can file a motion/petition to require your ex to comply with the custody/visitation agreement (this probably will go to mediation, but may go to an actual hearing). Third, you may want to consider amending the existing visitation agreement by filing an amendment petition. All the forms can be found here (look under "Colorado Judicial Branch"): http://www.intotolegal.com/upcoming%20Events/Forms.html . All of these steps can be done without a lawyer, but the difficultly increases with each step so you may want to contact a lawyer.
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