Q: I want to get to visit mY son. And i wanted to know how i could get the ball rolling. What would i have to do ?
Is there a way i can do this or get visits quick and not have to get a lawyer? Or a lawyer is necessary
A:
There is nothing in Probate and Family Court that you absolutely need an attorney for, many people represent themselves. In your situation, you may want to speak with an attorney or even DCF (depending on why there are no visits currently) to understand what you can do to get you closer to having visits. There are parts of it that you can control and other parts you can't.
For example, if you have a restraining order, it is beyond your control. But, you could engage in counseling or something along those lines to show that you are working on yourself so that whenever you have an opportunity to begin visits, you have some period of counseling (or a parenting class, etc.) that shows you are doing everything you can to restart visits.
Every situation is different and this answer may have nothing to do with why you have no visits, but it is usually a progression that starts with addressing the underlying concerns that stopped visits in the first place.
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