Can I be thrown in jail for "defying" custody orders?
My ex-husband was released from jail 5 days ago. He has not seen our two children for 2 1/2 mos. Prior to his sentencing, I held primary custody and he picked them up every other weekend for weekend visitation. Now that he has been released, he is stipulating when we will begin the rotations again. He insists it begin this weekend; I insist on next weekend (kids have all-star games, cousins visiting from out of town, two birthday parties, a festival, and a parade). I told him that I could help to arrange a visit earlier this week, as I was sure he'd be eager to see them; he counterargued that his work schedule would make visitation impossible. I am speculating he is this outraged because before his sentencing, his "custody" and his girlfriend's "custody" coincided. He assumes I am insisting on this schedule out of spite, but truly this works best for the 3 of us. I just spoke to his parents who threatened me with their lawyer. Do they have a case when custody changed due solely to him
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You can be thrown in jail for defying court orders, but this rarely happens in custody matters. He is in the right here.
If he wants the kids on the same weekend rotation as his GF's, he can wait an extra week. On the other hand, you're not doing him any favors by giving him exactly what he wants. He can deal with unhappy kids who are missing all of thier weekend plans that way.
Yes, a court order has the force of law...if you want to go to jail, ignore one.
He sounds like a loser.
They have no case. trust me on this. The best thing you could do for yourself and your children is to prohibit him from ever seeing them again. With his jail sentence he has become a bad influence on your children.
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