Re: Teenage Boys - Contempt Court - Custody Eval

[socrateaser]

>1.  Question: Upon contacting the children's therapist/Mother,
>and if I'm told the children refuse to come to MD, and if my
>offer to come to WV with our therapist is refused, how does or
>would this look to the Judge?

It will look to the judge like you're trying to control everything in the children's lives from a distance -- including the choice of therapist.

>2.  Question:  If our therapist never has an oppurtunity to
>meet with the children, would his testimony carry any weight
>when we go trial for the "Enforce & Modify" motion, regarding
>him being denied access to the children as well?

Why would his testimony carry any weight if he's never met with the kids, unless you have an express order requiring the kids to meet with this other therapist. Then, it would carry weight, because it would prove contempt. Otherwise, it's irrelevant.

>I realize question #2 may seem strange to ask, my thought is,
>by us having a therapist, we may have a chance to "reach" the
>children in someway that's not perceived as hostile or
>confrontational.

It doesn't seem strange that you ask the question. It's highly revealing. You're not trying to reach the kids -- you're trying to win the case. That is, from your perspective, the kids are "wrong" to not want to be with you.

Well, the kids aren't "wrong." They're human beings with separate minds and if they don't want to be with you, that's their option, absent proof that the mother is committing some horrible abuse against them that is removing all voluntary will from the kids' statements and conduct.

So, I suggest that you try to work with the existing counselor, because you are wasting your time trying to interpose another one.