Legal Question in Family Law in California

Sorry, my question is if my daughter (16 yrs old) refuses to go on visitation what happens to me or her. If her mother has not contacted her for 18 months and her mother never even wanted visitation ,does this affect the out come in family court if it goes that far? I have made her available to her mother and never stood in the way of communication between the two .

This was my daughers choice not to go ,she is afraid of her mother and stepfather and would be 14 hrs away with no support system!

Thanks

Mark


Asked on 5/23/11, 7:45 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys

The mother's conduct would be relevant if you go in for modification of an existing order. If she refuses to go in violation of an existing order, you will be in contempt of court. Nothing happens to her. If you want to try to support her decision not to go, you must go in and try for an emergency order modification. You can't just ignore an existing order no matter how legitimate your daughter's desire not to comply may be. That's the court's decision, not hers or yours.

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Answered on 5/23/11, 8:07 pm


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