Legal Question in Family Law in Arkansas

Visitating Rights

You are entitled to have visitation with your minor children. Even though you do not have a final judgment of divorce which outlines your visitation rights, you most probably have had a temporary or interim visitation order which was in place during the divorce action. If you don't have a copy of it ask your attorney. You may ask an officer to accompany you so as to protect yourself from false allegations from your ex. If your ex does not comply with the visitation order you or your attorney may show cause her in court. The Judge may order her to jail or even change custody or may only threaten her with future sanctions if she doesn't allow you visitation. Good luck.

Divorce/visitation

General reply; state law may affect actual resolution.Question does not indicate whether any court orderaffecting custody exists. If no custody order existsand if it is not addressed in divorce decreeeach party has equal right to custody. Neither partyhas any presumption of being more appropriate custodial spouse. Law would not enforce any visitation or refusal to allow visitation. Without knowing terms of prior order cannot tell whether she has any right to keep them or wether the LEO (law enforcement officer) will get involved.If no order exists, consider ex parte emergency orderalleging that she may flee jurisdiction of the court. You may get temporary custodyduring pendency of action. DG in NC