Q: What does it mean when my Child custody court order “suggests but does not order” the receiving party pick up the child.
This is child custody case, with joint custody of both parents. Since one parent lives in California and the other parent out of state with summer visitation, the order suggests but doesn’t not order the receiving party of child be the parent to pick up the child.
A:
It means the two of you, the two parents, must work it out. It is not a court order. If you are using Talking Parents, talk back and forth on Talking Parents to work out the details. Talking Parents is an app that is commonly used in child custody cases in California. If you don't have it, Google it and sign up. It also keeps a record that you can use in court in the future if needed. If you can't work it out and you feel it is very important, you can file for a hearing to ask the judge to change the current order. Filing for that hearing is a "Request For Order." If you have done that before you know it is time consuming and you may not get into court for 2-3 months. But the judge does have the power to change the current order if it is not working out.
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