Child Support Meditation

CHILD VISITATION ENFORCEMENT Eztexasdivorce.com

CHILD SUPPORT MEDIATION One of the most common reasons individuals seek out help in a divorce or custody case is because there are children involved. One scenario that frequently occurs is when a parent will go to pick up the children and the other parent will refuse to release the children. In situations like these, law enforcement is usually called and can become a messy situation. eztexasdivorce.com

CHILD SUPPORT MEDIATION Law enforcement will tell a parent in this type of situation that there is nothing they can do without a court order and that the parent should contact a divorce or family law attorney to help them resolve this situation. The reasoning is partially because there is nothing telling law enforcement which parent has a superior right to the children at any given time without a court order. eztexasdivorce.com

CHILD SUPPORT MEDIATION Here are some things a divorce or family law attorney can help establish through a court order: 1. How decisions are going to be handled for the children regarding legal issues 2. A visitation order establishing a schedule for each parent and when each is supposed to have the children 3. Medical support 4. Child support 5. Education eztexasdivorce.com

CHILD SUPPORT MEDIATION Once a visitation order is established and in place, this often moderates some of the conflicting issues between two parents. This is because each parent knows what is expected of them—it is under contract and established with the law. However, this is not always the case, it could become necessary to enforce the visitation order. Another matter of discussion- if you are married to the child’s other parent, a Texas divorce will establish a visitation order.   Alternatively, if you are not married or for whatever reason do not want to file for a divorce, then you can file a Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship and this will establish a custody order that includes visitation. eztexasdivorce.com

CHILD SUPPORT MEDIATION KEEPING A VISITATION JOURNAL Once you have a court order that gives you the right and the ability to see your children, it is highly recommended to start a visitation journal. This is a useful tool to provide evidence in the case that the other parent starts making it difficult for you to exercise your visitation rights. eztexasdivorce.com

CHILD SUPPORT MEDIATION VISITATION ENFORCEMENT Enforcing a court order means that you are asking a judge to make another person follow an order by law. Although it can be accomplished in several ways, it usually involves some sort of tradeoff. eztexasdivorce.com

CHILD SUPPORT MEDIATION Visitation enforcement is a permitted method that helps the non-custodial parent when the custodial parent: 1. denies access to their children 2. has a conflict with the co-parent 3. has an on-going conflict during exchanges eztexasdivorce.com

CHILD SUPPORT MEDIATION REMEDIES FOR ENFORCEMENT A parent may seek aid from the court and get access to the child by filing an enforcement or modification and asking the court to do the following: 1. Change the visitation plan 2. Schedule and enforce additional visits 3. Ask for attorney fees 4. Hold the primary parent in contempt of court 5. Increase visitation 6. Change custody, in extreme cases eztexasdivorce.com

CHILD SUPPORT MEDIATION WHAT IS NEEDED FOR AN ENFORCEMENT If the visitation order states that one of the parents must pick the child up from the other parent’s home or another listed location, then they must comply with the order and appear at the designated location at the stated date, time, and place. eztexasdivorce.com

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