Legal Question in Family Law in Utah

My boyfriend's ex-wife is refusing to let him see his two daughters. He pays his child support, and has tried seeing them several times. He has seen them twice in the last six months. Everytime he tries to go see them, she makes up some excuse as to why he can't. She agreed to start letting him have them every other weekend, and then when it came time for us to go get them, she said that he couldn't because she had something more important to do. She has called him several times to come get his oldest daughter because she can't handle her and she is going to turn her over to a foster home if we don't. As soon as we make plans to go get her, his ex-wife changes her mind. She is constantly complaining that his child support is not enough to take care of the girls and that he has never been a father to them or been there for them. The only time he gets to talk to the girls is if they text him or get on facebook with him. We aren't sure what to do right now, but the girls and him need to be able to see each other. We don't have a lot of money to take her to court.


Asked on 8/08/10, 7:41 pm

2 Answers from Attorneys
Cory Wall Cory R. Wall, Attorney at Law, P.C.

Unfortunately, you're going to have to take her to court to enforce his parent time rights. Call me if you would like to set up a free consultation.

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Answered on 8/15/10, 4:21 pm
Alvin Lundgren Alvin R. Lundgren, L.C.

If he does not immediately take action against the mother, he can be deemed to have abandoned his own children, and may lose his parental rights - but would still have to pay child support. He must take some action.

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Answered on 8/16/10, 8:30 am


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