Do I have any rights to withhold my son from visitations from his father if I feel that he may be in danger?

26/02/2011 admin 7 comments

My ex husband has taken up friends neighbors that he rarely would hang around with while we were married due to the fact my ex was/is a recovering alcoholic and all they do is drink and party.
Now that he is friends with them he wanted to take my 6 year old son around them and out camping in their mobile home. When I heard this I held my son from that visitation but here is the main reason why I did not let my ex take him.
About 3 months ago their house was raided for drugs. It was a very big deal. The whole street was closed no one could get down the street unless you showed proof that you lived there or your car would be searched. They did find drugs and stolen property at the home and they are now up on charges and facing jail time.
Now am I wrong or would any parent in their right mind not let this happen? I will not let my son ride around in a mobile crack house with a bunch of drug dealing drunks. Also does anyone know how I can permanently prevent this from happening in the future?

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Written by Grandma6 about 1 year ago.

Call your lawyer, tell him all of that and have him change the divorce papers to include supervised visits only. You have very good reasons for not wanting him to take the boy but it may be illegal for you to with hold him under your current contract. Get it changed.
Written by southerngal about 1 year ago.

Yeah you should be able to talk to your lawyer.
Written by do we have to go there? about 1 year ago.

You are right to be concerned, but you have no concrete evidence that your ex is putting the child in danger and thus no legal grounds to withhold visitation. Your 6 year old is old enough to tell you what it is going on..ie. is he’s unhappy or something strange is going on – he’ll tell you!

You can contact a lawyer, get a free consultation and go from there…
Written by His mommy about 1 year ago.

YOU cannot withhold his visitation, period.

You must first file an emergency temporary order to change the visitation agreement and show proof to a judge of what you’re saying. There’s a possibility that they may decide to put in the order that the child cannot be around those people during his visitation time.

I see your concern, but you have no jurisdiction over what your son does and does not to with his father unless it’s in writing. Please go to the court house immediately and they will be able to lead you in the right direction.
Written by Fish about 1 year ago.

You should call your solicitor, if your ex has been convicted of possession you have every right to allow only supervised visits or take away his visiting rights altogether. Good luck.
Written by PhoenixSon about 1 year ago.

get something done legally
Written by Kristiane-Cubical ninja about 1 year ago.

Legally, you cannot withhold visitation without a judges okay. That said, tell the court why you wish to withhold the visits, I am sure given the situation they will tell him your son cannot be around these people during his visits.

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Do I have any rights to withhold my son from visitations from his father if I feel that he may be in danger?

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