Legal Question in Family Law in Maryland
Violation of Custody Agreement and Harassment
My husband�s ex-wife repeatedly violates their custody/visitation agreement. He is to receive uninterrupted bi-weekly visitation, two weeks each summer, and school access. She supplies visitation when it is convenient to her and has given the school strict orders not to supply my husband with any information. She harasses us and periodically calls our home between the hours of 11:00 PM and 3:30 AM. She threatens their children if they do not supply her with the details of their visit. She withholds affection from her children if they display love toward us. She and her immediate family members have been spotted in front of our home by our neighbors on numerous occasions. Recently she was arrested and charged with second degree assault for attacking my husband. (Her first criminal offense) What can we do to make her adhere to their court order, stop harassing us and threatening her children? My husband and I just had a baby and their children have informed us that their mother and grandmother are trying to find our babysitter. I am really fearful she will harm our daughter next. Please help. Thank you.
1 Answer from Attorneys
Re: Violation of Custody Agreement and Harassment
I usually try to offer a little advice and then, when
the situation warrants, suggest that you seek legal
advice. However, what you have described is a messy
enough sitation that I want to move the "seek legal
counsel" advice up front. You really need to talk
to a lawyer.
As for the violation of the custody order, the
remedy would be to file for contempt with the court.
One of the benefits that you can take advantage of
after you have filed (depending on which Court you
use - I don't know if all offer this but the ones I
practice in do) is the services of a mediator, and
I would strongly recommend that your husband consider
this. A lot of the problems you are running into are
not legal problems per se and I have found that
mediators can frequently help you work out those
kinds of problems better than a couple of lawyers.
Best of all, mediation services are free (at least in
the jurisdictions I practice in).
If you want to talk some about this give me a call.
As with many lawyers, the first visit is free, as is
an initial phone call...
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