Q: My daughter’s father and I have an established parenting plan. He comes and goes as he pleases and also does not pay
His child support. He also doesn’t have a place to live or a car. He was arrested for a felony drug charge recently. Is that enough to file a request to stop visits or ask for supervised visits?
A: Those are certainly reasons to be concerned, but since your question doesn't mention the age of the child ( and lots of other factors the Judge has to consider) no lawyer can provide a guaranteed result. Will cutting off the child's relationship with her father truly benefit the child? If the child is being subjected to negative influences and those are actually having an impact on her, you have to act, but this is a difficult decision. Parenting time decisions should not be used to "penalize" a parent - the court is required to do what's best for the CHILD.
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