Q: My son is 17 and refuses to see me, what can I do?
I agreed to allow him to move in with his dad for the remainder of the school year with the understanding that he came home after the school year was done. I had moved out of his school district. I still have residential custody and pay child support. Instead, my son became disrespectful to me. His dad and my sister have spoken badly of me and now I believe he is confused. We were very close before this. My son has accused me of taking my sister out of his life. Obviously there have been negative talks and without me being able to talk to my son, I can't heal us. I have found evidence on his phone where my sister said "Yikes" when my son text her that he was at my house. I have evidence of my attempts to see him. His dad won't answer me when I ask to see my son. My son told me that he didn't want to see or talk to me. Something happened for him to be doing this. I havent seen or talked to my son in over a year. We live in ohio.
A: If you have residential custody, then file with the court to have the father follow the parenting agreement. Talk to your divorce attorney or use the Find a Lawyer tab.
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