I am in hopes that somebody can spread some light on my situation. I share custody with BM.
My parenting time is due to end soon and my kids are already putting up a fight, refusing to return to BM's home.
We are in the middle of an already 2 year litigation over custody and are due back in court for another round of hearings this fall. According to my children that's not soon enough for them.
Can my kids legally refuse to return to their residential home without a court order?
BM has told my kids that she doesn't care what they want and is determined to fight even them in court to remain residential. In an uproar the kids are being rebellious and have repeatedly told their mother over phone calls that they will put up a fight and refuse to return with her at the end of my parenting time if she comes out to retrieve them.
I on the other hand support my kids and can't force them to go back with her if they feel threatened.
What Measures Can I Legally Take to Help them Remain Here?? We've already petitioned temporary custody during the pendency of this case, but we won't know the outcome of that for a long while! The kids are getting crazy with threats!
My attorney's secretary, in a scuffle over my kids (12 & 14) rash attempts at alerting our county's D.R. Judges thru emails, told me that what my kids need is a good spanking in order to force them back into BM's home. x( I am not happy with her comment! I refuse to scold my children over this. What kind of parent would I be if I forced them back into an environment that they feel threatened to be in?
Help!
My parenting time is due to end soon and my kids are already putting up a fight, refusing to return to BM's home.
We are in the middle of an already 2 year litigation over custody and are due back in court for another round of hearings this fall. According to my children that's not soon enough for them.
Can my kids legally refuse to return to their residential home without a court order?
BM has told my kids that she doesn't care what they want and is determined to fight even them in court to remain residential. In an uproar the kids are being rebellious and have repeatedly told their mother over phone calls that they will put up a fight and refuse to return with her at the end of my parenting time if she comes out to retrieve them.
I on the other hand support my kids and can't force them to go back with her if they feel threatened.
What Measures Can I Legally Take to Help them Remain Here?? We've already petitioned temporary custody during the pendency of this case, but we won't know the outcome of that for a long while! The kids are getting crazy with threats!
My attorney's secretary, in a scuffle over my kids (12 & 14) rash attempts at alerting our county's D.R. Judges thru emails, told me that what my kids need is a good spanking in order to force them back into BM's home. x( I am not happy with her comment! I refuse to scold my children over this. What kind of parent would I be if I forced them back into an environment that they feel threatened to be in?
Help!