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Hey there friends, I need some advice and support. My daughter’s dad is threatening to take me to court over visitation rights. The thing is, my daughter (6F) has been expressing her discomfort about staying at his studio apartment during visits. They don’t have their own space to play or sleep, and have to share a pullout couch. He even makes them sit in a back room when he has to work during their visits.
I have full custody, but I’ve been allowing him to take her once or twice a month. However, my daughter has made it very clear to me that she doesn’t want to go anymore. Would a judge rule in his favor and make her go somewhere she’s uncomfortable?
What do you guys think? Any advice or similar experiences you can share? Let’s discuss and help each other out! 🤔 #SupportNeeded #CustodyIssues #ParentingHelp
It’s highly unlikely that the court isn’t going to give him at least what they consider minimum visitation. Where I live, that’s every other weekend and a few hours one night of the week during the week he doesn’t have the child on the weekend.
Honestly, let him. This probably needs to be hammered out in front of a judge, including that the child does not have their own place to sleep and is not adequately being watched while he is working. Guidelines really need to be in place for what is acceptable during a visit
1. A judge will grant him visitation. He is her father.
2. In the eyes of a family court judge YOU will be the problematic party if you don’t make her go. She is 6. She doesn’t get to make those decisions. This will be you denying him visitation.
You need to get an actual agreement, and if you deny him access now and you have no evidence of abuse or neglect this can very well turn out bad for you.
If he can’t make time/room for his child properly then let him go to court. The judge will need to know all these details and will care about where the child sleeps etc.
If he does get around to serving you, I recommend getting a lawyer to make sure your daughter is fully protected.