Does my 15 year old have to visit her dad?

Does my 15 year old have to visit her dad?

Under the law, each parent must follow a custody order exactly. This means, you’re obligated to make a child in your care available for visits with the other parent as laid out in the custody order. A parent may have a different role in making visits happen for a four-year old child versus a 14 year-old one.

Should you force a child to visit a parent?

Some parents have asked me whether they have to “force” their child to visit. Having said that, if you have a family court order that provides for a visitation schedule, then the safest answer is “yes” you must make the child go. If you fail to abide by the court order, there can be several legal consequences.

What can I do if my child refuses to see me?

If there is a protective order preventing contact in your case, you should notify your attorney that your child is refusing visitation. For example, if you’re scheduled to drop off your child at your ex’s, but your child won’t budge, then you should contact your ex or attorney as soon as possible.

Who has more rights mom or dad?

Many people assume that mothers have greater child custody rights than fathers. However, the fact is that no custody laws in the U.S. give mothers a preference or additional rights to custody of their children.

Can a father legally keep child from mother?

Children should not be separated from their parents unless it is for their own good. Children whose parents have separated have the right to stay in contact with both parents unless this might harm the child.

How do you prove malicious mother syndrome?

If a lie gets heard often enough, it may seem to become truth, especially to a child. To get back at the other parent, the alienator may distort facts to align with their feelings. Interfering with visitation and custody arrangements by fabricating excuses is another telltale sign of malicious mother syndrome.

Can I block my child’s father?

Courts are generally very reluctant to put such an order in place barring abuse, neglect, or some other extenuating circumstance. Unless a court order authorizes such action, one parent can’t block another parent with custodial rights from contacting their own child.

When a parent keeps a child from the other parent?

If one parent removes the child to a second or unknown location, in order to deny visitation of the other parent, even without a standing custody decision, it is considered parental kidnapping.

What is the most psychologically damaging thing you can say to a child?

Luke adds that “the most psychologically damaging thing you can say to a child is a lie that they find out later was not true. If this pattern repeats enough times, it will be very psychologically damaging.”

What is a malicious mother?

When this syndrome occurs, a divorced or divorcing parent seeks to punish the other parent, sometimes going far enough as to harm or deprive their children in order to make the other parent look bad. Though most commonly called malicious mother syndrome, both mothers and fathers can be capable of such actions.