Legal Question in Family Law in Maryland
denying visitation
how long does someone have to deny you visitation before you file for comtemp of court? how would you go about provng it? Also what happens if one party doesn't have anything to do with the child for a period of time, how long can that go on before filing for a modification? Thanks for any advise on visitation.
1 Answer from Attorneys
Re: denying visitation
There is no period of time that you have to wait in order to enforce a visitation order. You would prove denial of visitation by your records that you attempted to exercise visitation when you were supposed to have it but the other parent denied access to the child. Perhaps you have a witness to the denial. Recorded phone conversations or voice messages can sometimes suffice. As for your last question, court's are reluctant to terminate parental rights just because one parent is not exercising them, especially if that parent objects to the termination.