{"id":429,"date":"2018-02-16T11:30:22","date_gmt":"2018-02-16T11:30:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eralawgroup.wordpress.com\/?p=429"},"modified":"2018-09-27T04:48:24","modified_gmt":"2018-09-27T04:48:24","slug":"familyfriday-my-kids-dont-want-to-follow-the-visitation-schedule","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eralawgroup.com\/familyfriday-my-kids-dont-want-to-follow-the-visitation-schedule\/","title":{"rendered":"#FamilyFriday – My Kids Don’t Want to Follow the Visitation Schedule"},"content":{"rendered":"

The parents have filed suit, went to mediation, attended trial, or settled their issues as they relate to child custody<\/a>, visitation, and support.\u00a0 As a result, the parents have a visitation and holiday schedule, established modes of communication, and settled on child support.\u00a0 The parents are satisfied or as best as they can be in the situation.\u00a0 Anything missing?\u00a0 The children.\u00a0 Children are not involved in the process of establishing custody, visitation, and support.\u00a0 So, what happens when they don\u2019t like the outcome?\u00a0 On this week\u2019s #FamilyFriday article the attorneys<\/a> of ERA Law Group discuss what a parent\u2019s role is when their children refuse to go to visitation.<\/p>\n

When determining custody, the Court\u2019s are provided with many factors to consider when making their decision.\u00a0 One of those factors is \u2013 what do the children want?\u00a0 However, Judges are hesitant to permit a child to come to Court.\u00a0 On the rare occasion and generally when the child is mature enough to handle the situation, Judges will speak with the child in chambers without the presence of his or her parents.\u00a0 Even in those situations where the child does have an opportunity to express their desires, Judges may ultimately make a determination as to visitation that does not coincide with the child\u2019s preferences.\u00a0 Or, in less litigious circumstances, parents will settle their disagreements and make a visitation schedule that is best for themselves and what they believe is in the best interest of their children.\u00a0 Again, the children may not agree.<\/p>\n

When I get the call from a parent stating that their children don\u2019t want to go attend visitation, it often goes like this:<\/p>\n

Parent:\u00a0 \u201cMy child refuses to see their parent during the scheduled time, what do I do?\u201d<\/p>\n

Answer: \u201cUntil your child is 18, it is not up to your children.\u00a0 You, as their parent, must make sure that they adhere to the visitation schedule<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n

Parent: \u201cBut, s\/he is 17 and literally refuses.\u00a0 How am I physically supposed to make them?\u201d<\/p>\n

And, that is the problem.\u00a0 No, it is not expected that you physically force your children out the door but it is expected that you encourage them to attend, not create a barrier for them to attend, and, most importantly, not applaud your child\u2019s refusal to attend.\u00a0 Be sure to discuss the issue with the other parent and discuss possible resolutions.\u00a0 Be sure to keep the lines of communication open between your child and the other parent so that the child communicates his\/her desires to both of you equally.<\/p>\n

If you find yourself and children in this situation, call the attorneys at ERA Law Group, LLC and ask what options you may have available. \u00a0Perhaps it is time to modify the current arrangement or explore other options.\u00a0 Call us today for a FREE 30 MINUTE CONSULTATION at (410) 919-1790.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Children are not involved in the process of establishing custody, visitation, and support.\u00a0 So, what happens when they don\u2019t like the outcome?\u00a0 On this week\u2019s #FamilyFriday article the attorneys of ERA Law Group discuss what a parent\u2019s role is when their children refuse to go to visitation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":428,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[424,423,413,415,425],"tags":[268,150,75,10,36,301,37,306,12,313,170,94,201,314,193,310,315,41,49,316,317,267,42,230],"class_list":{"0":"post-429","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-child-support","8":"category-custody","9":"category-family-law","10":"category-mediation","11":"category-visitation","12":"tag-access","13":"tag-access-schedule","14":"tag-attorneys","15":"tag-child-support","16":"tag-children","17":"tag-counsel","18":"tag-custody","19":"tag-dad","20":"tag-family-law","21":"tag-father","22":"tag-hearing","23":"tag-judge","24":"tag-maryland","25":"tag-mediate","26":"tag-mediation","27":"tag-mom","28":"tag-mother","29":"tag-parents","30":"tag-settlement","31":"tag-settlement-agreement","32":"tag-siblings","33":"tag-trial","34":"tag-visitation","35":"tag-visitation-schedule","36":"entry"},"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eralawgroup.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/429","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/eralawgroup.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/eralawgroup.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eralawgroup.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eralawgroup.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=429"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/eralawgroup.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/429\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":864,"href":"https:\/\/eralawgroup.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/429\/revisions\/864"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eralawgroup.com\/wp-json\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eralawgroup.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=429"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eralawgroup.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=429"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eralawgroup.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=429"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}