Q: Does my child have to go her fathers house every other weekend?
My husband and I have been separated 9 years. My 12 year old daughter stays with me. 13 yr old son with him. Daughter doesnt want to go to grandparents house where dad lives every other weekend. She gets so stressed she stops eating. Does she honestly have to go? Its effecting her health. Theres no written agreement only verbal. And that was they had to go buy not stay all 4 days Friday-Monday. Now he's saying they have to stay all 4 days even if they don't want to.
A: If there is no court order, then there is nothing to enforce and she doesn't have to go. Be aware, you both have an equal right to the children, until a judge says otherwise, so he has every right to come and get her for visitation. Your best course of action, if you are not ready for a full divorce, is to get a legal separation with an enforceable parenting plan. Talk to an attorney local to you to assist you.
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