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What are my options if my ex-spouse violated our visitation agreement?
What are my options if my ex-spouse violated our visitation agreement?
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if the other parent is violating terms
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of possession and access
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in your decree there are a variety of
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options but it can really depend on the
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nature of the violations
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as to whether or not you have a viable
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enforcement case
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something to keep in mind is that in
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order for an order to be enforceable
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you have to be following it to the
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letter
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for example if your possession order
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says
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that you were supposed to pick up your
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child at six o’clock from the other
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parent’s residence
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the other parent says oh i’m not home
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you can’t have the child today
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and you do not show up to act at six
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o’clock
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as required by the order then you cannot
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enforce that
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so even if you have been told you’re not
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going to get to see the child
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or we’re not home or we’re on vacation
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it is only enforceable if you take that
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extra step
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of showing up at the time and place
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designated designated in the order
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now that other parent is in content we
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can file an enforcement proceeding and
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in that situation and seek a variety of
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remedies from the courts
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we can seek makeup time if a parent has
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been withholding access
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we can seek jail time for somebody who
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is
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flagrantly violating their court order
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and if a person is found in contempt
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most likely they will be ordered to pay
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the other side’s attorney’s fees
Dallas, TX family law attorney Holly Draper explains what your options are if your ex-spouse violates your visitation agreement.
