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Given the criteria you just expoused then patrol officers should hear all contempt motions and we could have fewer judges and more police officers.

I think you've confused hearing a motion and enforcing an order already made by the court.  You don't have officers hearing motions in court anymore than you have judges out of the street enforcing the law.

I wish it were that simple but here in the real world I've seen literally 1000's of posters on this site and 1000's of fathers I was associated with over a long period of time being denied court ordered access to their children and the the children to their fathers.

Hi, I have a question for both of you if you don't mind (snowrose and davy, but anyone else as well). What if you do have an order, and already have two incidents of interstate custodial interference (2 attorneys in 2 states don't seem to know of anyone actually being prosecuted for this sadly)? I have an upcoming visit, and Mom has already threatened to ignore unless I jump through some special hoops. Apparently, I'm the only one who has to actually adhere to the court order, and then some. I'm fairly certain that this sort of thing would land me an Amber alert--so, I'm just curious what my options are, or if I really am at her mercy. That's sort of how it sounds when you read a lot of these posts.


Davy mentioned taking a copy of the statute--PKPA, interference codes of the state? or is there something else that I haven't been aquainted with? I'm having to go back to interstate, so I'd like to make sure that when I get there--I actually get to pick up my child for my scheduled (court ordered) time.

I've already had 3 attorney, in 3 states--and so far, things have only worked when Mom wanted to reconcile personally.

I've also asked 4 PD's in 3 states--and only one even hinted they would do anything; and then they said if Mom didn't comply I could file a report.

Any advice?

New to site, but will try to keep it brief. Unmarried when we had our child, had to fight to establish original order. Finally able to mediate and have my child 7days+3; but she has since moved from that state, to another, and now back again. Relocated to 2nd state to be nearer to my child.   
Mother is showing definitive signs of bipolar (I know it's probably used as much as false allegations the other way, but she actually does have a milder diagnosis which she refuses to take seriously) and some concerning negligence. I can't get a state to hear it so far; and what's worse, now I apparently can't enforce the order I already have. I've been in 3 states' court systems, and as anyone knows--Family Attorneys are not cheap.

So to sum up:
Interstate order
Apparently questionable jurisdiction
Interstate custodial interference

What I'm trying to determine at the moment is can I use/does it apply, Parental Kidapping Prevention Act? I read somewhere that it is applied differently than UCCJEA and that the local authorities must enforce it, unlike contempt of custody order. I'm 2 visits already prevented, and I'm being threatened with a 3rd. No legal grounds, just may or may not comply.

Anyone?