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May 05, 2008

Question:

Although a court order was granted some time ago for a mere 9 hours a week, when my son starts school, the "set" schedule can not be applied. However, we had been able to work it out until Father's Day. I was given no set time to return him, and was called every 30 min in regards to "where are you" and "when are you coming", etc. After numerous interruptions in an otherwise wonderful day I shut my phone off, after all it was my day. Well when dropping him off, before I could even get a hug bye, we were greeted with me being berated and verbally abused in front of my son. Since then I have not been allowed to take him anywhere and only see him at her house at her convenience. If I return to court I am sure to have visitation virtually cut out based on the lies my ex told the judge before. Now she is mad. Will there be any recourse or action taken for her not allowing me to see him since the schedule was mutually altered when our child began school?

Answer:

Document the time that you were receiving before school started and the schedule that you have been following since the child began school. Find evidence and witnesses that will counter any lies that the mother would tell about you in court. Then file a Motion to Modify the custody schedule. There is not enough detail concerning why the visitation was so limited to provide a specific response to your question.

Nov 29, 1999

Question:

This regards my grandson. His mother left him when he was 6 months old with her parents. My son & her had just split -- they were not married. My son's name is on the birth certificate. Son/grandson came to live with me. Mother left the state & married someone else. During a time when her parents were helping us take care of him, she flew back to Texas & took my grandson out of state. Four months later, she was back in TX for a court hearing. During that time, she once again left the State to return to her husband leaving my grandson once again with her parents -- also left her other son who is not my grandson. After 2 wks they finally allowed us to pick up my grandson. We have had him since 12-09-04. For support purposes, my son has been designated as Custodial Parent through the Attorney Gen. of TX. She is the non-custodial parent. We are still paying legal fees from the 1st episode. She has not had any contact with my grandson since Thanksgiving 2004. She is now living back in TX. Does my son have any type of rights that would keep her from "snatch & running" with my grandson if she got the chance? My grandson is content, happy, well adjusted (as far as a 2 1/2 yr old can be). Is there any protection or recourse for us?

Answer:

Allow me to preface my answer to your question with the disclaimer that I am not licensed to practice law in the state of Texas. Does she have vistation rights? If not, then you can require she only visit at your home. If you have to go to Court over it, then you can plead the facts you have mentioned in your question and request that any visitation she have be at your home or supervised by an objective third party.

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