Legal Question in Family Law in New York

custody and visitation

I have sole legal and physical custody of my daughter. I have since she was born. After four years her father decided to get invovled. That is fine. But he is telling my daughter that she has to call his wife Mommy. I have given him extra visitation that the court did not order, just trying to help build their relationship a little more before we move to NY. However she is very upset that her father is telling her to do that. Is there anything I can do about that? Would it be wrong to take away the extra visitation and just do what the court ordered?


Asked on 2/07/07, 5:52 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Joel Salinger Law Office of Joel R. Salinger

Re: custody and visitation

I have to agree that his requiring your daughter to call someone else mommy is wrong especially at the age of 4 years old. I would first talk to the child's father and explain that this is unacceptable. If he continues I would cut the visitation back to only what is court ordered and bring an action to require supervised visitation due to mental distress placed upon your very young child by the child's father. You may want to take the child to a children's therapist to get backup information and opinion that this is harming your daughter.

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Joel R. Salinger, Esq.

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Mineola, New York 11501

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Answered on 2/07/07, 7:20 pm


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