Q: Non custodial parent lives with Cocaine user fiancée , why do I have to take my son for visitation to them?
Was told cocaine user cannot be present whirl my minor child visits but can I hire a PI to make sure cocaine user is not there during visit?
A:
If you have a court order, you must obey the court order unless and until it is modified.
Sometimes, a court will order that particular persons cannot be present during a parent’s time of possession if it thinks that other person poses a danger to the child. Sometimes—but not always—proven illegal drug use is sufficient for the court to make such an order.
You can hire a private investigator to lawfully investigate whether that person was present during the other parent’s period of possession. Evidence of a violation of a court order can be useful if you wished to pursue stricter limitations on the other parent’s possession time.
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