Legal Question in Family Law in Virginia

My husband and I separated in 2013. We had our PL hearing June 2014. The court documents from that hearing state that neither of us are to have the children around anyone we might be in a romantic relationship with. My husband was involved with a woman from the start of our separation and had physically involved the kids in that relationship until the PL hearing. After that, he only involved the 2 year old because he wasn't old enough to iterate that he had been around my husband's paramour, however I did catch this occurring on camera. Just this past January, we mutually agreed via email to allow the kids to be involved in our relationships with other people. My husband, his girlfriend, myself and my now boyfriend even met for dinner with the kids in an attempt to create a friendly environment for the kids and show them that we could all get along. Two days ago, my husband got angry with me over not agreeing to do something he wanted me to do so he said that he changed his mind about letting the kids be around my boyfriend and that neither one of us will be having them around anyone else and we now have to go back to abiding by the court order. Can he do this without me mutually agreeing to renege on something we already agreed on? Will I be held in contempt?


Asked on 2/27/15, 8:32 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Paul B. Ward Law Offices of Paul B. Ward

Technically, you have both been disregarding the PL order and could be found in contempt. Where children are involved, the courts do not automatically let the parents make agreements the court might not view as in the best interests of the children.

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Answered on 2/27/15, 9:20 am


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