Q: My 10 year old is openly expressing that she does not want to have visitations with her father. What can I do?
A: If a court has signed an order giving her father visitation, you will need to produce the child for that visitation, or you could be found in contempt of court. Only an order of the court modifying that will change your obligation to produce the child. Therefore, even if the child says they no longer want to go, if you refuse to allow the father visitation and say they don't have to go, he could file a citation of contempt against you. Thus, you will need to file for a modification of visitation and produce the child until an order changes the current visitation. If the father has never legitimized and there is no order, then you don't have to produce the child for visitation at all. But I would advise you to speak further with an attorney as some important details are missing from your post.
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