What is the name of your state? Texas
My nephew no longer wants to visit his father; neither does his mother and step-father. The reason is because my nephew discovered marajuana in his father's closet when he and a friend were searching for one of his video games. Also, he has described his father coming home with the front of his pants messed up with wet spots on the crotch of his fathers pants. His dad then goes straight from walking in to change his clothes and shower. His Dad is re-married with 2 little babies in that household. They treat my nephew horribly, like an outsider. The step-mother has made my nephew feel so bad to the point that he has entertained suicidal thoughts or just harming himself to make her feel bad. They yell at him and she's verbally abusive. She calls him stupid and tells him to shut-up. They insisted that he be allowed to spend Christmas morning with them and then made him watch his step-brothers open presents while he had none. He says his Dad's a liar and that he can't trust him anymore. He obviously hates his step-mother and the feelings mutual. His father is a drug user who has used in front of his son. His son just didn't know what it was until he found the marajuana in the closet and he and his friend recognized it from school educational films. He described the pot perfectly to his mother, explaining how he buys those "little white papers" (zigzags) and crumbles the "tobacco" (as his father called it) and that it had little rounds seeds in it. We are all aware of his pot smoking in the past. We just thought he didn't do it anymore because he claimed to be off the drugs.
He turns 12 in December so in light of all of this and the fact that he doesn't want to see his father or step-mother anyway, can his mom and step-father keep him from seeing his dad and step-mom? Also, can they make my nephews father continue to pay child support?
Thak you for your help,
My nephew no longer wants to visit his father; neither does his mother and step-father. The reason is because my nephew discovered marajuana in his father's closet when he and a friend were searching for one of his video games. Also, he has described his father coming home with the front of his pants messed up with wet spots on the crotch of his fathers pants. His dad then goes straight from walking in to change his clothes and shower. His Dad is re-married with 2 little babies in that household. They treat my nephew horribly, like an outsider. The step-mother has made my nephew feel so bad to the point that he has entertained suicidal thoughts or just harming himself to make her feel bad. They yell at him and she's verbally abusive. She calls him stupid and tells him to shut-up. They insisted that he be allowed to spend Christmas morning with them and then made him watch his step-brothers open presents while he had none. He says his Dad's a liar and that he can't trust him anymore. He obviously hates his step-mother and the feelings mutual. His father is a drug user who has used in front of his son. His son just didn't know what it was until he found the marajuana in the closet and he and his friend recognized it from school educational films. He described the pot perfectly to his mother, explaining how he buys those "little white papers" (zigzags) and crumbles the "tobacco" (as his father called it) and that it had little rounds seeds in it. We are all aware of his pot smoking in the past. We just thought he didn't do it anymore because he claimed to be off the drugs.
He turns 12 in December so in light of all of this and the fact that he doesn't want to see his father or step-mother anyway, can his mom and step-father keep him from seeing his dad and step-mom? Also, can they make my nephews father continue to pay child support?
Thak you for your help,
He knows that it can get ugly and he could lose his other kids because of the pot smoking around the children and various other things we know about! My sister is going to see her attorney about the matter so that she knows what steps she needs to take.