WHAT CAN I DO IF MY EX-WIFE DENIES ME COURT-ORDERED VISITATIONS?

QUESTION: My ex-wife is denying me of court order visitations and hurting my four year old son with her lies saying I don't want to see him. I always call and let her know I will be there for my visit and when I show up they are gone. I have filed report after report and don't have money for an attorney what should I do? give him up? Have someone say I am dead? The law does nothing to help, so what good is the law if it only helps the rich and people on welfare?

MY RESPONSE: Retain an experienced Family Law Attorney to counsel and represent you to seek your remedies. If you can't afford an attorney, go to your Superior Court's self-help center for assistance with either an Order to Show Cause to modify Child Custody (requesting custody of your child and setting forth the facts of your matter) or an Order to Show Cause for Contempt of Court against your ex-wife. Note that once you have filed and served the Contempt matter, your case will likely be frozen until the Contempt is resolved either by hearing or by dismissal (if you dismiss it, do it "without prejudice", so that you can re-file it later). Either proceeding will get your ex-wife's attention and the Judicial Officer's attention, and may be instrumental in resolving the problem.

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