Legal Question in Family Law in California

Good evening... I am a single father of 3 kids which I have split custody with my ex

Court has set sechedules for us both for the holiday and school breaks.

I have full physical custody of my two boys ages 13 and 11 and she has full of my daughter age 7. Every weekend we are either switching with boys or with my daughter.

My 13 year old is choosing not to see her any longer on our days to switch. All my son comes home saying is that all she does is yell and discipline him the 2 days that she sees them which are the weekends.

So my question to you is, since my son is 13 years old do I have to continue sending him to see her.? Because she is stating that I have too because the court papers say. But I have heard that once kids reach a certain age they have a say of where they want to be or go.


Asked on 12/19/15, 8:35 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Arlene Kock Law Offices of Arlene D. Kock APLC

You should follow the existing court orders until they are modified or unless there's some emergency physical or psychological harm being done to your son. You should immediately file a motion to deal with this problem. Just because your son is older does not give him the power to control his parenting. Please meet with an experienced family law attorney to explore your legal options.

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Answered on 12/21/15, 7:21 am


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