Asked in Family Law and Child Custody for Texas

Q: Do we have to force my 7 year old stepdaughter to go on her visitation time with her mom? She begs us not to.

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Chad Zubi
Chad Zubi
Answered
  • Divorce Lawyer
  • Kingwood, TX
  • Licensed in Texas

A: Hello and thank you for the question. If there is a court order in which the mother is entitled to visitation then the seven-year-old child must go whether or not they desire to. So in essence the other parent has to force her to go.

Sharita Blacknall agrees with this answer

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