asking again...this time please Y or N.

My son which I get on the selected weekends has somhow had his head filled with bad thoughts. I was out of town for littel over the months and now im back home. My son doesnt want to come see me, he is 14. Now for me to make things right is I will have to see him, I have already posted the details in another post where I did not get a straight answer, I will ask again "does my son have say or a choice not to come see his father?" Please I need a answer considering Im suppose to pick him up tommorow and need a leg to stand on and dont want to waste time with a contempt case if i dont have one..Please...thanks


TEXAS Harris County

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[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Haxey [/i]
[B]My son which I get on the selected weekends has somhow had his head filled with bad thoughts. I was out of town for littel over the months and now im back home. My son doesnt want to come see me, he is 14. Now for me to make things right is I will have to see him, I have already posted the details in another post where I did not get a straight answer, I will ask again "does my son have say or a choice not to come see his father?" Please I need a answer considering Im suppose to pick him up tommorow and need a leg to stand on and dont want to waste time with a contempt case if i dont have one..Please...thanks


TEXAS Harris County [/B][/QUOTE]

My response:

The only time a child has a "possible" say-so in whether he/she goes to the other parent for visitation is when that child is old enough to testify to a judge.

Until that time, a child can kick, scream, yell, spit and vomit all over himself, saying he/she doesn't want to go; but, he/she goes for the visitation. It is up to the CP to convince, chide, force, kick, throw, yell, beg, plead, and everything else with that child to comply with visitation orders.

If not, the child just got the CP in big-ass, TEXAS style, trouble with the courts, subjected to contempt of court.

Go get your child, and if the child does not voluntarily go with you (don't touch the kid), then take the CP to court for failing to abide by the court orders.

IAAL

I do believe he is old enough. Thanks for your post, This lady has had her foot on me long enough. I was in military for 4 years and when i got out I was working out of town. She must have done a job on me as far as telling my son how sorry of a father i have been. thanks again.

Love those descriptions!

Yes, your honor, as I understand this, I am in Big Ass Texas Style trouble. Does that mean that I have to go to Big Ass Texas style jail and deal with Big Ass Texas style Bubba?

Know that the courts take PAS (Parent Alienating Syndrome)very serious. If you want more info on this just let me know, I have alot.
~Valjon~

[LegalBeagle]

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by valjon [/i]
[B]Know that the courts take PAS (Parent Alienating Syndrome)very serious.[/B][/QUOTE]

Not completely true.. PAS is extremely difficult to prove except when associated with denied visitation (which they can class as PAS). PAS in the form of verbal alienation is nearly impossible to prove and many courts will not change custody based on this.

I never said that proving PAS was easy.

It does take some work to get the proof you need to prove it exists. I was really stating that when you are able to prove it, it is a valid concern and matter to take to court.

A number of times I have seen, where there was a court ordered psych. evaluation and the parent who was doing the alienating unknowingly incriminated themselves to the psychologist, and the custody was changed soley due to thoes findings.

I'm not saying it will happen that way for you but I feel children are worth the effort to at least look into or try that option.
~Valjon~