Fathers Custody Rights – When She Stops You Seeing Your Kids
If you and your partner are getting a divorce or just separating and there are kids involved the most important task ahead of you is to decide on issues such as custody and visitation. Divorce splits the bonds between husband and wife, custody splits the ties of parenting. It is important for each parent to remember that every child has a right to an ongoing relationship with both parents.
Although the tendency is changing, it is true that the typical judicial attitude towards custody usually favors women. Many judges still feel that women are naturally better at mothering than fathers are at fathering, and these judges will always show a bias towards the mother. However, with the changing of socio-economic structure of contemporary society, fathers are beginning to enjoy a role as parents. In the case of where the father has visitation rights, it is imperativethat these rights are not interfered with.
Ideally, both parents should work together to make sure that the children get to spend the most time possible with each parent. Unfortunately, all too often this ends up with very little visitation time with the non-custodial parent, and lots of bitter arguments concerning delayed visits and children not being ready on time. In order to avoid these situations, numerous courts now prefer the parties to devise a considerably detailed custody schedule (known as a parenting agreement or parenting plan) which consists of a specific visitation schedule and also specifies who has responsibility for both the daily decisions and major decisions concerning the welfare of the children.
If your parenting plan has already been recognised by the courts then your visitation rights are protected by law and can be enforced by the court. Although it is reasonable that there may be various times that visitation time might need to be adapted, such as when someone gets sick, or certain appointments need to be made, or other special circumstances consistent interference with visitation may even be cited as a case for change of circumstances and used to modify the custody decision and even have custody reversed.
At first, the visitation schedule may be more of a trial periods. Either spouse does not know what the future will hold as far as how their parent child relationship will develop. Very often the needs of parents and children mean that the parenting plan is often modified without going to court. But if one parent then goes back on the terms of the agreement, because the new agreement hasn’t been approved by the court it may be difficult to enforce their rights. So please be sure to get any modifications to the parenting plan court approved.
For the non custodial parent, ensure that your parenting schedule is very precise about your visitation rights, including holidays, the amount of hours and the places you can see your children. In most states, it is a crime to interfere with custody or visitation rights. This is a crime commonly known as “custodial interference”. The wronged parent can get assistance from law enforcement officers and can even sue the other person for damages if their custody rights are interfered with.
A common trap that many fathers fall into is not paying child support because the mother is stopping them from spending time with the children. It is a mistake to confuse child support with custody and visitation. No matter what the circumstances, you must always pay child support. There a big penalties for fathers who fail to meet their financial obligations. Every parent has the duty to support their children.
One major study revealed a significant link between custody and visitation plans, the amount of antagonism between parents and the payment of court-ordered child support. Fathers continued paying child support more often when they spent regular and frequent time with their children, including daytime and overnight stays. , the less apt they were to keep paying support.
Are you the victim of a manipulative ex who is interfering with your visitation rights? If you are constantly being denied the right to have contact with you children, then visit Child Custody Information to find out how to choose the right child custody lawyer to enforce your visitation rights.
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