Q: Can a mother suggest venue, that isn't a hotel room, for a small daughter's visit with the father she doesn't know?
My daughter and 5-year-old granddaughter have a Protective (Restraining) Order against the child's father. He put both mother and daughter in the hospital five years ago (child was an infant). Last month, two 4-hour visits were the first time the child had seen him since August of 2022. Those visits were at a public amusement place. He wants to now take her to a hotel room, have her change into a swim suit, and return to the room for a few hours after visiting the hotel pool. There is a supervisor but the child doesn't know her either.
We are all concerned about this and the child doesn't want to go. She would be okay with another play place but when my daughter suggested this to the supervisor she was told that "**** will just have to get use to this!" She's five and it's very upsetting to be forced to unlearn all the safety lessons she's been told. Mom is concerned that she will be charged with contempt.
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