Q: My child’s father hasn’t been doing his weekly visitation for the last 6 months but wants to start again
I was about to file for contempt of court and see if I could get the order dismissed and some custody. Do I have to let him do his visitations again? He’s done this multiple times where he’ll call for a month or two and stop because he’s mad that I won’t give him money even though he’s the one who’s supposed to be paying child support.
A: If there is a court order that is granting him visitation, then you have to allow him the opportunity to follow that. If he chooses to not visit, that is his choice, but you cannot violate the court order. You can still file a motion to modify visitation and enforcement of child support, but in the meantime you need to follow the court order. Additionally, you will want to contact a family law attorney in your area to get more specifics to your case, as this is a general forum that doesnt allow us to get into the finite details of each case.
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