child visitation rights

My question is: How can you prevent a child's father from drinking and partying with the child on their weekend? My ex gets our son every other weekend. When he has him, they go to parties, or to freind's houses and his fathers drinks. His father got a DUI two years ago with our son in the car. He is an alcoholic, but he does not admit to this. We have been divorced for three years and now that me son is 11 yrs. old he is very aware of what is going on. Our son is tired of his father and his girlfriend telling him to go outside and play or to watch TV while they play card or party. Our son is tired of his father being loud and bilergent. He has asked his father not to drink around him. We are only talking 8 days out of a month. His father's reply was, " I will do what i want, and don't you worry about it." How can I protect my son from this situation? mb

I am a law school graduate currently awaiting Bar results. What I offer is mere information, not to be construed as forming an attorney client relationship.

Well, have I got an answer for you! Okay, this is what you do:

1. attorneypages.com has attorneys in family law in your state who can offer you initial consultations, sometimes for free.

2. If you feel you cannot afford such a private attorney, go and call your local legal aid foundation and/or publicly funded family law organization. You find these one of several ways: call your state bar organization (call 411 and ask for STATE BAR). call your local city hall or county office and ask them for such a list. get out your good old yellow pages and in the front should be something like a community guide. within this guide, look up "legal services".

Either way, contact a domestic violence project and ask for the method to get a temporary restraining order (tro) against this husband for child endangerment. you can even have your husband arrested for things like drinking and driving while your son is in the car.

but first and foremost, why don't you read all the sections under family law at freeadvice.com's home page.

Hope this helps.