Legal Question in Family Law in California
childeren
if my kids birth mother comes for her visitation and i dont want them to go can the sheriff make me?
Asked on 5/02/09, 12:33 pm
1 Answer from Attorneys
Colin Greene
Russakow, Greene & Tan, LLP
Re: children
They will attempt to get you to comply with a valid court order but they can't make you.
However, they will make a report of your refusal to cooperate, which can be used against you in contempt proceedings for wilful violation of a court order and in custody modification proceedings to switch the custody to the mother and away from you.
The only reason you should be refusing mom visitation is a danger to the kids. If there's a danger to the kids, you should go to court ex parte to modify the orders to protect the kids. Refusing visitation is not the way to do it.
Answered on 5/02/09, 1:18 pm