Q: How to file custody enforcement and modification from Florida?
I need assistance with filing for both custody enforcement and custody modification. The current custody order from 2018 includes vague terms with supervised visitation. Despite changes, where the father has unsupervised visits, the mother is now refusing any access. The father has tried to cooperate with her informal rules and has consistently reached out despite being blocked. The mother has filed for a modification of support and a change of venue to Bexar County, where she currently resides, and the father has no objection to that change. How can we move forward with addressing the denial of access and updating the visitation arrangements to reflect a Texas standard visitation schedule, considering the father now lives in Florida?
A: The order shouldn't be vague unless you received only the ruling (1-3 pages on average), not the full final order (20-50 pages on average). Make sure you have the final order. If it's still vague, you may file your own modification suit (visitation) since you moved. It's probably easier to do that than to clarify it. You should consider filing a visitation enforcement action against her. Be sure to personally serve her if you are asking for her to be punished by contempt. Circling back to your current 2018 order, I imagine it has a section on what your visitation is if you move to be over 100 miles apart from your child. Be sure to file your suits in the same court that issued your last final order since they have continuing exclusive jurisdiction.
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