Q: My ex-wife is threatening to keep the kids on my day that is outlined in the court paperwork. What are my options?
She made plans on my day and has told the kids she is going to keep them whether I agree to allow her to or not. Could I call the police?
A: If you have a court order for visitation and she denies the court ordered visitation you can hire an attorney to enforce your visitation. The other option is if it is only one day of visitation that is at issue you could agree to a make up visitation day on one of her scheduled days. If it is more than a one time thing and this is an ongoing issue then I suggest you consult with an attorney in person to fully explore your options.
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This depends on so much. With family law especially, on one hand, you have remedies available under the law; on the other hand, you have to consider that you'll have to co-parent with your ex for years.
Prior to hiring me, I have had parents who take their custody order and call the police to force the other parent to give them the kid(s). As you can imagine, that gets messy and can be traumatic for the kids.
Usually, encouraging each other to "obey the court order" *in writing* is pretty effective.
I wish you the best.
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