PA Visitation?
I have primary physical custody and my child's father has partial physical custody (which means he has weekend visitation unsupervised). Our court order says he has to pick her up at 5pm on fri and drop her off at 3pm on sun. He doesn't follow this. I need 2 know if I still have 2 send her when someone shows up late fri or on sat morning? He is saying if he decides to pick her up & I am not home, he is going to take me back to court for contempt of the court order. I can't possibly sit around and wait anymore. In fact, he is not even home on the weekends much. He sends his wife (after me, i'm no homewrecker) to pick our child up. She tries to start trouble but I ignore her. Isn't he supposed to pick his own child up? And being he isn't home much, our child gets stuck with her stepmother. I don't think this what visitation really is supposed to be like. I read some guidelines for this type of thing (which I have displaced). I have looked everywhere online and cannot find anything. HELP
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What exactly does your Court Order say? If HE is supposed to pick her up then HE needs to .. NOT her.. and if it's supposed to be at 5 pm on friday then give a couple minutes or so lenience but it still needs to be in that general vicinity. A Court Order is proclaimed by a Judge and so its a law he needs to abide by. If you had lawyers for the hearing then you need to contact them. If not then I would recommend getting ahold of the Court you went to for advice, or try a local family lawyer who might hear your side. What you're going through is not fair and I'm sure, tables turned, he'd come right down on you. Mean while.. enforce that his new ***** doesn't come for your child, HE DOES!!
get a calender and write down everything. The time's he comes and the time's he drops the baby off. Keep a record of this and after awhile take him to court. He's a fool as he has to have PROOF that your defying the court order. Make an appointment for things maybe an hour or so after he is supposed to pick her up and if he don't show, well you can't just cancel your appointments because he is late, and that dear is proof that he isn't coming on time, and he is holding you back from doing things that you set times to do. :o)
your best bet would be to call the court and ask them, however i think he is supposed to be their at the stated time and if he is not you can refuse the visit. just double check though!
oosmurfette 5300 Hi once more .. If you have a Court order I would say if the set hour for pick up is stated for a certain time . Then he should arrive by the time schedule stated in the court order ... I would give him a little lead way and hour or so.. But that would be it .. Call the court where the order came from and ask for an explanation of the order ... If he pays child support that department may be able to help ... Or seek some free legal help . Some law offices do some Pro Bo-no work ... Stick to your guns you are being taken advantage of ... Let him take you to court if you are a good mother you have nothing to worry about . And when the court is told the problem . That may straighten everything out ... After all you have the Court Order in hand ... He has nothing but a threat ..
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