KeepLearning
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What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)?
My ex and I live some distance away and meet halfway for is every other weekend parent time. I have reason to suspect in the near future I will be unable to meet at the halfway point for a short while due to a medical condition. Namely pregnancy and child birth. Can I be held in contempt if I have Dr orders that I cannot drive? Ifeed my appointments reveal that I am close to labor, I believe my Dr would give order that I not drive as going into labor while driving may not be safe for the child, going into labor in the middle of nowhere (country roads) would not be safe for myself or the baby. And naturally if I'm in the hospital and IN labor I probably will not be permitted to leave to follow my court order. Likewise, if I remember right from my first childbirth, there was a period in which the Dr told me I couldn't drive (I think that was a couple days to a week).
Family and friends do not like my ex and would not be willing to take the child for me. And since it's not their kid and they aren't under court order I don't see why they should be forced--or how I can force them.
If he were willing to drive to get the child, I would not keep the child from him.
All in all, we are probably talking a 1 to 2 visit (I think 2 visits would be extreme or bad timing) window here. What kind of trouble would I get in?
Does doctor or medical reasons trumo a court order?
My ex and I live some distance away and meet halfway for is every other weekend parent time. I have reason to suspect in the near future I will be unable to meet at the halfway point for a short while due to a medical condition. Namely pregnancy and child birth. Can I be held in contempt if I have Dr orders that I cannot drive? Ifeed my appointments reveal that I am close to labor, I believe my Dr would give order that I not drive as going into labor while driving may not be safe for the child, going into labor in the middle of nowhere (country roads) would not be safe for myself or the baby. And naturally if I'm in the hospital and IN labor I probably will not be permitted to leave to follow my court order. Likewise, if I remember right from my first childbirth, there was a period in which the Dr told me I couldn't drive (I think that was a couple days to a week).
Family and friends do not like my ex and would not be willing to take the child for me. And since it's not their kid and they aren't under court order I don't see why they should be forced--or how I can force them.
If he were willing to drive to get the child, I would not keep the child from him.
All in all, we are probably talking a 1 to 2 visit (I think 2 visits would be extreme or bad timing) window here. What kind of trouble would I get in?
Does doctor or medical reasons trumo a court order?