Legal Question in Family Law in Texas

my child is 11 and no longer wishes to go on visitation with her father. what is the law? We live in harris county TX


Asked on 3/27/12, 8:50 am

2 Answers from Attorneys
Keith Engelke Law Office of S. Keith Engelke

The child has no say in the matter. Visitation is the father's right, not the child's.

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Answered on 3/27/12, 12:06 pm
Bob Leonard Bob Leonard Law Group, PLLC

I will add that it is your job to see that the child has a good relationship with her father and wants to go. If you fail in that, the court will not be happy and could consider letting him have primary custody, if the other facts were right. Each parent is supposed to encourage a good relationship with both parents.

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Answered on 3/27/12, 1:54 pm


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