CA
Do I have to force a child to continue visitation without a court order?
FACTS
* Dissolution paperwork begun 4/2014 and no judgment completed as of 9/28/16.
* Preliminary paperwork requested joint legal/physical custody.
* Preliminary paperwork requested "reasonable visitation".
* 8/3/15 Court ordered non custodial parent (NCP) to pay child support to custodial parent (CP) for 20% visitation,
every Thursday from 2pm to Saturday at 10am and every other Saturday 10am through Sunday 2pm.
* Per court clerk 9/1/16,there is no custody or visitation order on file with the court.
The child is a 12 year old female diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder at age 2 and General Anxiety Disorder at age 8. The child attends a typical middle school with pull out of the classroom support (i.e. she's high functioning). The child is under the care of a psychiatrist to manage medication and a licensed MFTLPCC who sees her bi-weekly for behavior and anxiety.
The NCP has refused to return the child from visits in the past and within the child's hearing.
The NCP live-in girlfriend (NCP-GF) has refused to return the child from visits in the past and within the child's hearing.
The NCP took the child on a 10 day out of state vacation with the requirement that the CP be allowed to call the child and that the child be allowed to call the CP upon request. The child was aware of the arrangement. The NCP then refused to allow any contact during the vacation.
During the 10 day vacation the NCP-GF threatened to "smack" the child three times within hearing of the NCP and the NCP's parents.
The NCP-GF has "smacked" her own children (5/7) on the face and other body parts in front of the child.
The NCP-GF continues to "smack" her own children in front of the child as reported to the CP by the child.
The NCP’s work shift changed on Thursday’s and he works from 2:30pm – 11pm. The child is left alone with the NCP-GF during this time.
Do I have to force a child to continue visitation without a court order?
FACTS
* Dissolution paperwork begun 4/2014 and no judgment completed as of 9/28/16.
* Preliminary paperwork requested joint legal/physical custody.
* Preliminary paperwork requested "reasonable visitation".
* 8/3/15 Court ordered non custodial parent (NCP) to pay child support to custodial parent (CP) for 20% visitation,
every Thursday from 2pm to Saturday at 10am and every other Saturday 10am through Sunday 2pm.
* Per court clerk 9/1/16,there is no custody or visitation order on file with the court.
The child is a 12 year old female diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder at age 2 and General Anxiety Disorder at age 8. The child attends a typical middle school with pull out of the classroom support (i.e. she's high functioning). The child is under the care of a psychiatrist to manage medication and a licensed MFTLPCC who sees her bi-weekly for behavior and anxiety.
The NCP has refused to return the child from visits in the past and within the child's hearing.
The NCP live-in girlfriend (NCP-GF) has refused to return the child from visits in the past and within the child's hearing.
The NCP took the child on a 10 day out of state vacation with the requirement that the CP be allowed to call the child and that the child be allowed to call the CP upon request. The child was aware of the arrangement. The NCP then refused to allow any contact during the vacation.
During the 10 day vacation the NCP-GF threatened to "smack" the child three times within hearing of the NCP and the NCP's parents.
The NCP-GF has "smacked" her own children (5/7) on the face and other body parts in front of the child.
The NCP-GF continues to "smack" her own children in front of the child as reported to the CP by the child.
The NCP’s work shift changed on Thursday’s and he works from 2:30pm – 11pm. The child is left alone with the NCP-GF during this time.
rolleyes