Legal Question in Family Law in Florida

Re: Visitation

Pursue a Motion for Enforcement/to Show Cause, if your ex is not abiding by the visitation arrangement order/ratified by the Court. Judges generally do not like it when folks disregard court orders. Depending on the specifics, you might also want to file a Supplemental Petition to gain primary residential custody of the children.

In Florida, with family law cases, depending on the parties' comparative financial resources, the Courts have the discretion to hold one party responsible for all, or part, of the other's attorney fees and costs. In other words, if the other party has significantly stronger financial resources, do not assume that you will not be able to afford to retain an attorney.

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Good Luck, Elliot Goldstein

Law Offices of Elliot Jay Goldstein, P.A.

Re: Visitation

Sounds like extortion to me. If he is withholding visitis with your children until you drop charges. Call the State Attorney's Office and inform them They may want to add a "Tampering with a Witness Charge to him. You need to get back into Court and enforce the order of visitation. It became unlawful when the time to visit came and went.