Seaside, OR asked in Child Custody and Family Law for Louisiana

Q: There has been a ongoing custody agreement for a few years that the custodial parent never abided by

They have joint custody and the custodial parent never allowed visitation, photographs or communication between the non domicillary and the child for over 2 years, the non domicillary lived out of state. Contempt was filed for non payment of child support due to miscommunication on payments. This was after The father (non domicillary) chose to move to the state his child resides in. He started making payment but the mother still denied access to the child. She chose to recently try to allow access under her rules not the custody agreement which states the father is to have the child for summer break. Even if she has started stating she will allow communication as of recent, can the father still file contempt for the 2 years she went against the custody order? He has yet to see his child even though he has been in the state for over 3 months, in that time she has already denied him his alotted spring break visitation not to mention the two years of visitation and communication prior.

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Ellen Cronin Badeaux
Ellen Cronin Badeaux
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  • Divorce Lawyer
  • Covington, LA
  • Licensed in Louisiana

A: Yes his attorney can still file for contempt.

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