Visitation No show

What should I do, when the Dad doesnt show up for visitation?

If our 10 yr old son does not want to see or visit his dad, do I have to force him to go to his dads anyway?

Thier Dad just calls up one hour before scheduled time to have supervised visitation w/3 yr old. I'm not sure what is the best way handle this. The court order states he can have visits w/son every other weekend.
When he returns our son (on Sunday), is when he is to have supervised visits w/3yr old.
The problem with this is, Dad is no show for our son on friday. No calls to cancel or confirm if he is going to weekend visit.
It's hard to comply to order if I never know when thier dad is coming or not. So what ends up happening is we wait for him to call or show up. Should I just assume he will show up for visitation?

I didnt mean to run on before, never done this before.

Thank you,
Valerie2@freeadvice.com

You advise him that he is to confirm all visitation 24 hours prior to the scheduled date and if you do not recieve such confirmation that you will assume that he does not wish the visitation and so you and the children will make other arrangement. Under no circumstances will this procedure be changed. If you want visitation, ask for it 24 hours before.

Document everything so in the unlikely event it does go to court, you are able to point out all the time he failed to show.

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by usdeeper:
[b]You advise him that he is to confirm all visitation 24 hours prior to the scheduled date and if you do not recieve such confirmation that you will assume that he does not wish the visitation and so you and the children will make other arrangement. Under no circumstances will this procedure be changed. If you want visitation, ask for it 24 hours before.

Document everything so in the unlikely event it does go to court, you are able to point out all the time he failed to show.

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usdeeper,
thank you for the suggestions. I appreciate them, and I will do it. I have just drafted a letter to send him, to inform him of the procedure for confirming visitation. I'm learning documentation, documentation is essential .

valerie2@freeadvice.com

[LegalBeagle]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by scared in washington:
[b]I'm learning documentation, documentation is essential.
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No, documentation is EVERYTHING. Here is something to do.. Find out which day the local court has family hearings. Go and sit in court and observe. See how many people with documentation wins over people who have little or none..