Q: Does my ex have the right to refuse me taking my kids overnight just because he wants to meet my boyfriend?
My ex says "I'm not having my girls over there (my place) until I meet him and talk to him for 2 minutes." And he also doesn't want me around while he does this.
A: It depends on the terms of the court orders. Generally, the other parent cannot control who the other fparent allows to be around the children. However, if there are no court orders, whoever has the children has custody and you are stuck with what your boyfriend may agree to until you get court order. Unless your boyfriend is an ax murderer, drug abuser, child abuser, etc., a judge will not enter an order restricting contact with your boyfriend. You would be well served by hiring an experienced family attorney to ensure that you can obtain a court order with parent-time terms that will not work for you. Good luck!
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