Legal Question in Family Law in California
Our court case is in Orange County california. The paperwork states
Paragraph E - "If the child is going to be transported to or from any visit by automobile, the child shall be picked up by the received parent, or the designated third party, at the other parents home, unless other arrangements for the location of the exchange has been previously agreed upon between the parents."
We agreed to a meeting location in 2009 with the other party stating:
I wanted a notarized statement simply to avoid any further sudden changes or confusion. However, let this email serve as confirmation to our new permanent meeting location. Starting May 2nd we will meet at the Waterloo exit in Stockton , CA at the A&W restaurant since the McDonalds is currently under construction.
this was via email. Now the other has decided they no longer wish to meet there. Is an email a written contract obliging both partis to uphold unless both parties disagree or can one party change their mind and force the original court agreement of traevling the full distance?
2 Answers from Attorneys
The language of the court order governs except where the parents agree to another location.
Unless you have an amendment to the court order any agreement to something different than the court order is only valid as long as you continue to agree. Either party can go back to the terms of the order any time until it is changed.
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