What can I do if my ex violates the visitation order?

What can I do if my ex violates the visitation order?

Contact the district attorney in your county. Look for the Child Abduction and Recovery Unit. File an action for “contempt” with the court. In contempt actions, you ask the court to enforce the order and make a finding that the other parent willfully disobeyed the court order.

Can the police enforce a visitation order?

The wording of the legislation specifically states that police enforcement is available if “there are reasonable and probable grounds for believing that any person is unlawfully withholding the child”. …

Can I call the police if I am denied visitation?

If you’ve been granted visitation already by the court, and your ex is overtly denying your visitation rights, then it’s time to escalate matters and call the police. Call the police. In most situations, the police will not take sides. Instead, they will take notes, which the courts will have the opportunity to review.

Can police interfere in family disputes?

Unfortunately there is very little the police can do. Whilst retaining a child from the other parent is an awful thing to do it is not inherently criminal and therefore the police do not have the jurisdiction to intervene. if court orders are already in place and the other parent’s actions are in breach of these.

Are police involved in civil cases?

Police Officers are responsible to deal with violations of CRIMINAL LAW, not civil law. Here is a basic description of the two: 1) Criminal law is a anything that is an act of CRIMINAL nature. In some situations, an officer could respond to an incident that is criminal and civil in nature.