West Palm Beach, FL asked in Family Law for Florida

Q: Can we suspend visitation if it is not being supervised as court ordered?

My stepdaughter is supposed to go to her mom's tomorrow so we do not have time to file but we have spoken to her 3 times about picking her up from school unsupervised and last weekend she spent all day Saturday and Sunday unsupervised with violent, drug addiction friends. We feel it would be risking our child's safety to allow her to go there

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Terrence H Thorgaard
Terrence H Thorgaard
Answered
  • Freeeport, FL
  • Licensed in Florida

A: You should seek advice about this from your attorney, but I would suggest that you, or someone you trust, go with the child to provided the needed supervision until the judge can consider this matter. You might also want to alert the local police to the situation (recognizing there is nothing they can do, but it wouldn't hurt for them to know).

John Arthur Smitten
John Arthur Smitten
Answered
  • Clearwater, FL
  • Licensed in Florida

A: If the other side is not complying with the order for supervised contact then you can deny the visitation.

Use of a lawyer is recommended.

John A. Smitten, Esquire

Carey, Leisure and Neal

622 Bypass Drive, Suite 100

Clearwater, FL 33764

(727) 799-3900

jsmitten@careyandleisure.com

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