Can visitation rights be denied because child chooses to live with one parent?

[Waltonjb]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Virginia

The situation is:

Father and Mother have joint legal custody, with mother the primary custodial parent, so dad gets visitation rights every other week-end and every other Wednesday after school.

Mother, step father, and step-grandmother say the child has a right to choose to live with mother at age 11, therefore they are denying father visitation at every whim.

Dad believes this and has given up. What is the truth?

 

[Antigone*]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Virginia

The situation is:

Father and Mother have joint legal custody, with mother the primary custodial parent, so dad gets visitation rights every other week-end and every other Wednesday after school.

Mother, step father, and step-grandmother say the child has a right to choose to live with mother at age 11, therefore they are denying father visitation at every whim.

Dad believes this and has given up. What is the truth?

Dad's choice to be a weakling. Who are you in this situation?

 

[Zigner]

Who are you in this situation?

Oh, I know! Pick ME! Pick ME!

 

[Proserpina]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Virginia

The situation is:

Father and Mother have joint legal custody, with mother the primary custodial parent, so dad gets visitation rights every other week-end and every other Wednesday after school.

Mother, step father, and step-grandmother say the child has a right to choose to live with mother at age 11, therefore they are denying father visitation at every whim.

Dad believes this and has given up. What is the truth?

There is NO truth to this whatsoever.

There is NO state in the entire country which allows an 11 year old to choose which parent s/he lives with, or allows that child to refuse court-ordered visitation.

 

[Antigone*]

Oh, I know! Pick ME! Pick ME!

For someone whose drink of choice is Nyquil today, you certainly are quick to raise your hand

Feel better friend, and please don't pass it along!

 

[Zigner]

For someone whose drink of choice is Nyquil today, you certainly are quick to raise your hand

Feel better friend, and please don't pass it along!

Thank you - or, to hear it in person fwank hoooo

 

[stealth2]

Who are you in this situation?

John Boy.

 

[Proserpina]

John Boy.

You're gooooooooood

 

[Antigone*]

You're gooooooooood

shoot, buy that lady a drink!!! Put it on my tab.

 

[stealth2]

I'm cheap - glass 'o house white.