Q: Can a court order prevent me from bringing someone with me, who I am dating, to my children's activities?
Never has there been any sort of incident where someone accompanying me has caused a scene or issue. The only issue would be my ex wife being pissed off, and her attorney having too cozy of a relationship with the judge. This "issue" was never previously discussed in any litigation. This part of the decision letter magically appeared from nowhere, leading me to believe that the judge and my ex wife's attorney speak privately.
A:
Yes, a court order can theoretically do that. Since you mention a "decision letter," that suggests you had a contested custody battle with your ex-wife. It would be surprising in post-divorce custody litigation for such an order to be made without a very good reason established by the evidence presented at trial.
If this was a divorce, instead of post-divorce custody litigation, I have seen certain judges prophylactically include it in a divorce decree because it is generally not recommended to bring a new romantic interest around children for a few years after their parents divorce. This is not done by most judges prophylactically because it usually isn't necessary. Sometimes, however, you get a parent who wants to immediately introduce his/her children to a new romantic interest even "before the ink is dry" on the divorce decree.
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