Q: Case Description Emergency motion question regarding returning daughter to unsafe situation
My daughter has been with me for summer visitation since june14th. I have concerns about her safety with her mother so I haven't returned her to her mother. Today her mother filed an emergency court motion and the judge ordered me to bring her back and gave us a court date of August 18th. What will happen if I wait until the hearing to explain my situation to the judge before returning my child.
A:
You must comply with the court's order. There is no excuse to fail to do so. If you feared so much for you child's safety, you should have filed your own motion, requesting the court to order you not to return your daughter to her mother. If your concern is so great and your daughter is in such danger, you have the option of notifying the police or DCYF of the danger.
You should immediately hire an experienced Family Law attorney to advise you through this process. Respectfully, Father-in-Ohio, in a multi-state child-possession situation that is so serious that you are considering defying a judge's orders and delaying returning a child to her mother, representing yourself is reckless.
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Neville Bedford agrees with this answer
A: If you willfully do not comply with the Judges order, the Judge will have myriad remedies at their disposal to insure you learn not to disrespect, nor disregard, the court's authority. If you value your relationship with your child, and your credibility before the court, I would advise you to work with your attorney, or risk the peril of the various and sundry Judge's wilful contempt remedies.
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