Helping Children Survive Divorce
I recently came across a website called Focus on Your Child. It provides many resources for single parents. Included among its focus are resources for helping children of divorce. I hope those of you that are divorcing or are divorced and who have children will find some things that will help them through what is often a difficult time for them.
I have joint custody of my 9 year old with my ex-husband, on paper we have 7 days on and 7 days off for visitation, however; we had agreed that I would have her during the week and he would have her on the weekends. Since, he has remarried and now wants to go with the 7 days on and 7 days off. My daughter has become very emotional over this and is refusing to go with her father, begging and crying that I not make her go and she has expressed this to her father. She has went as far as stating that she will run away if he makes her come stay with him. Do I have to make her go with him??? Can I be arrested if she doesn't???
Sandra,
If the Court order says he is entitled to the 7 days, then you cannot prohibit that without being in contempt of court. I would not necessarily say that not prohibiting it necessarily means forcing her to go. You should talk to a lawyer in your county about that. However, you may also consider talking to a lawyer about the possibility of filing a motion to modify custody in light of the facts as you've described them to me. You may have a viable case.