Legal Question in Family Law in Virginia

Visitation

I was wondering, the father of my daughter lives in California and I'm in Virginia. He hasn't seen her in almost five years and has had no contact until now. We have a standing order in Texas as far as child support and visitation. Does he still have a right to see her or do we have to go to court to have a motion to transfer venue and if so where would we file in Virginia or California? Also she is twelve and he has only seen her a total of 4 times in her life. Can I change the visitation also so that he has to come out here?


Asked on 4/27/04, 7:20 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Michael Hendrickson Law Office Michael E. Hendrickson

Re: Visitation

The proper venue for you to initiate any actions

involving child support or visitation would be in the court(most probably the J&DRDC)of the Virginia city or county where you now reside with your daughter.

The Texas order would still be valid unless it has somehow been superceded by a subsequent

order and if this order provided for the father's right of visitation in Texas, that order would also apply in Virginia until a new Virginia order is entered with the purpose of superceding the Texas order.

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Answered on 4/27/04, 11:27 pm


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