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I am currently trying to hold my ex wife in contempt of court for not allowing me to have my kids on my visitation days. The parenting plan is thurs 6pm to sat 6pm every other week. Today, as a procedure, i went over there to ask if i can have the kids and she let me have them until 6pm tonight and that is when my visitation is suppose to start. She had me sign a piece of paper saying i would not take them to my house during those hours. The reason she doesnt want them at my house is because she is accusing my stepson of molesting my son, which never happened. Anyways, the paper had the date on it and i made sure she wrote it applys to today only, and that i would stay at my mothers until 7pm, i told her nm however asked her to pick them up at 6, so my chances of getting her in contempt are greater. Now wouldnt i still have grounds to hold her in contempt being that i didnt actually have them during my visitation period?
she is also giving me back her copy of the letter because we wrote two out...so what do yall think about this? I know it was probably a stupid move, but i just wanted to see my kids before all this court stuff started and it might look bad on me if i didnt take them when she let me because then she would say that she offered to let me take them and i refused to do so. What do you guys think of this?
 


Ohiogal

Queen Bee
Why did you give her the kids back at 6pm? It was your court ordered visitation time. So since you agreed to her getting the kids back there is NOT contempt.
 

tigger22472

Senior Member
Yes this was a bad move. You could have agreed just to avoid an argument at the moment but the paper you signed means nothing and you had the right to keep your children and there would be nothing anyone could do but as Ohiogal said since you returned them (if you have) you cannot then in turn hold her in contempt.

Has she LEGALLY done anything about these allegations? Has CPS been involved at all or is she simply running her mouth?
 

BelizeBreeze

Senior Member
What I think is you should grow a pair and tell your ex to wipe her butt with the next piece of paper she asks you to sign, to get the kids ready and if they are not that you will file for contempt each and every time she screws around with a valid court order.

It's time to be a man
 

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