Legal Question in Family Law in Illinois

Joint Parenting Agreement

If your child is unhappy in gong with the non-custodial parent and there is an agreement ordered; can you stop visition. We have been to mediation, and it is not working.


Asked on 6/28/07, 5:44 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Peter Olson The Olson Law Firm, LLC

Re: Joint Parenting Agreement

Visitation can be stopped only if the parent is a "serious endangerment" to the child. This is far more serious than just an unhappy child...more like a child abuser or a violent felon. Can anything be done to improve the relationship between the child and non-custodial parent? That's where I'd spend my attention. My experience is that if this really does continue eventually the non-custodial parent will just drop visitation because who wants to be with an unhappy 13-year-old (or whatever age).

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Answered on 6/29/07, 5:57 pm


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