Legal Question in Family Law in California
Child Custody - Minor visitation transportation
According to Family code section 3100, visitation may be modified to refect practical realities when the non custodial parent moves to a new location. My prior spouse will not allow me to see the children unless I pick them up from her house in Sacramento. I now live in Hillsborough, approx 100 miles away. She will not put the children on the Amtrak Train and she will not pay for 1/2 the train faire.
Is she required to drive 50 miles or in the alternative, drive 5 miles to train station and pay for 1/2 the expense?
1 Answer from Attorneys
Re: Child Custody - Minor visitation transportation
She is not required to help with the transportation unless you return to court and change the existing order. What if you moved 3000 miles away? The general rule is that the visiting parent is responsible for transportation/