Divorce Advice for Men | Fathers Rights Divorce | Child Custody

Question:

I have a restraining order against me that says I am to have no contact with my ex-wife, so how does this affect my parenting time with my children?

There is a parenting plan in place with specific times for me to see my children, but our visitation exchange is supposed to take place at my ex-wife’s workplace.

How can I exercise parenting time and pick up my kids from my ex-wife if I am court-ordered to have no contact with her?

Question:

My ex-wife has filed a motion to suspend visitation.

How can I fight this baseless motion and defend myself against her false allegations?

By Julie Garrison

Special to DadsDivorce.com

It is seemingly universal that divorced dads want to have more parenting time with their children than what the court has "awarded" them.

While a child custody modification proceeding may seem daunting, there are steps you can take now to build a case for more parenting time with your children. It takes time to build a case, so be methodical, document everything, and above all continue to be a great father.

Oh, and remember the 6 Ways To Deal With Your Ex-Wife In Order To Increase Parenting Time:

Question:

When I made my daily call to talk to my children, my ex-wife told me that our kids traveled out-of-state for the weekend with her boyfriend during her parenting time.

I am furious about this because not only was I never notified that the children were traveling, but they aren’t even traveling with their mother.

What can I do to get my children returned and ensure that my ex-wife does not send them on trips alone with her boyfriend again when I could be exercising parenting time?

Question:

My ex-wife is overly critical of my parenting style because I sometimes yell at my children when they are misbehaving and let them watch scary movies with me. I am worried this might cause me to lose child custody.

I never threaten, harm, or touch my children in any way; I just tend to raise my voice when the kids aren't respecting me.

She is constantly telling me what movies they are not allowed to watch and sends me little messages reminding me to "stay calm." I feel like this is harassment.

Should I be worried that these issues could come out in a possible future child custody modification hearing? I feel like sometimes yelling at the kids and letting them watch scary movies with me is not enough to lose my kids, but I fear she will try to make that happen.