Wednesday, May 4, 2011

WHAT SHOULD I DO IF MY EX BUYS DRUGS FOR OUR DAUGHTER?

QUESTION: Can I keep my child from visiting her non-custodial parent? Can I keep my daughter from seeing her mother and/or press charges if she buys our daughter drugs? This is not the first offense for the mother. The Past incident involved alcohol at age 12.

MY ANSWER: You can't just violate existing custody or visitation orders which provide for visitation and/or custodial rights of the mother. You choices are to file an OSC to modify child custody and/or visitation (perhaps with an Ex Parte Application requesting that the Court suspend mother's custody or visitation pending hearing), to report the crime to the police, and/or to report the matter to Child Protective Services - with the real possibility that the Social Worker may institute Dependency Court proceedings. The results of those proceedings (Family Court, Criminal and/or Dependency Court) will likely provide a solution for the problem.

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