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Do I have to send my child for parenting time…
Requested and Answered by Justice on 09-Jan-2006 06:29 (1486 reads)
If the other parent will not give the child his or her medication?
If the other parent is drunk or on drugs?
If I feel that my children are in jeopardy?
As a parent, you must always exercise your best judgment and act in your child's best interests. No one can give you advance permission to disobey a parenting time order. If you disobey the order, you could be found in contempt of court unless the judge finds later that you had an acceptable reason for not complying with the order.
You may have a good reason on a particular day, but you cannot deny parenting time repeatedly. You have a duty to obey the order. If the same problem arises often, you have a duty to take immediate steps to change the order to make certain that the parenting time provisions address the concerns or allow you to make other parenting time arrangements. And if you don’t do that, even if you have been reasonable, you may be found in contempt of court. For more information, see When Parenting Time Should Not Occur.
If the other parent is drunk or on drugs?
If I feel that my children are in jeopardy?
As a parent, you must always exercise your best judgment and act in your child's best interests. No one can give you advance permission to disobey a parenting time order. If you disobey the order, you could be found in contempt of court unless the judge finds later that you had an acceptable reason for not complying with the order.
You may have a good reason on a particular day, but you cannot deny parenting time repeatedly. You have a duty to obey the order. If the same problem arises often, you have a duty to take immediate steps to change the order to make certain that the parenting time provisions address the concerns or allow you to make other parenting time arrangements. And if you don’t do that, even if you have been reasonable, you may be found in contempt of court. For more information, see When Parenting Time Should Not Occur.
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