Legal Question in Family Law in Massachusetts

Re: Change in Visitations

If your parents can not mutually agree on a alteration to the visitation order to accommodate your changed schedule request your Mother file a complaint for Modification to ask the Court to modifiy the visitation order. Good Luck!

Re: Change in Visitations

You are at an age at which you may certainly have a RESPECTFUL discussion with your father about your desire for greater independence. The key to this is to be respectful, and to understand that his feelings are involved, too. No matter how well he shows it, he is involved in your life because he at least wants to be.

The discussion should include ways to work around the time issues. Depending on his distance from you, perhaps you could suggest that he pick you up from work at times. Certainly, if he drives, you should ask him to join you in driving. You can keep in touch in bursts on the computer and text messaging. Certainly he may want to see you participate in sports events.

The key here is to show that you are indeed closing in on being an adult, and to show this by your behavior.

There are court orders in place, but the Court recognizes that growing up happens. If he falls back on these at first, don't necessarily label him a control freak or some such. Just understand that you are important to him, and that he thus may not be good at negotiating on these issues.

Again, the key is respectful. If it has taken you THIS long to start asking this question, he has obviously stayed as involved as he can.

Re: Change in Visitations

You should talk with your dad about setting up different times to visit with him. You don't need court intervention to do so if you and him come to an agreement.