Q: 1f a 15 1/2-year-old no longers wants to be homeschooled can this be enforced?
The parents are not together, homeschooling was previously agreed upon in cour documents, however, now there is no schedule for homeschooling, the books are grade behind and/or missing, there is no set curiculem. Days are missed to accommodate custodial/step parents schedule. The child would like to return to public school along with the non-custodial parent's wishes as well.
A:
The order CAN be enforced.
To do this 'right' you need to have the order changed, and from your description there is ample reason to ask for that, and if true, the Court would most likely agree and allow the modification.
DO NOT try to do this alone however, as the procedures vary from county to county and even sometimes judge to judge. Seek a local attorney familiar with your courts to insure this gets done properly. The cost will be more than compensated by the fact you won't be 'guessing' on how to do this!
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