Legal Question in Family Law in Ohio
Vistitation rights
My divorce was final in 1999 and contained specific provisions for visitation with my daughter who is now 15. In the past 12 months visitation has become an issue as my ex-spouse will come up with different conflicting plans during times scheduled for visitation. Making visitation arragements is difficult because I live in a different state from my daughter and have to make flight arrangement for the visit. Sometimes these conflicting plans come up after I have purchased airline tickets causing me to have to pay change fees. Will the court be much help in resolving these problems, which have resulted in some missed visits? What is my best recourse?
1 Answer from Attorneys
Re: Vistitation rights
Hello,
In such cases, you are entitled to a reasonable plan of visitation and cooperation -- in general.
If the other party doesnt cooperate, and causes you loss, you should be able to get a remedy in court to get reimbursed and your schedule accomodated. However, what you should get and will get may not be the same. Often, it is best to explain to the other person that court action to get things taken care of will be time consuming and expensive for both of you. If he understands this (maybe the hard way the first time or two in court if necessary) then perhaps he will cooperate and court proceedings can be avoided. If not, you have to decide if court proceedings are worth the chance to take care of the problems you now have. I would first talk the the other party and explain that, if that doesnt work, weigh your options with a lawyer.
Best wishes, Mark J. Mahoney
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