Custody Plans Go Awry
When there are children born to a couple that have dissolved their marriage or relationship a custody order is imperative to maintain a working relationship between the now separate parties and their children. Within this order there is a visitation schedule, a holiday schedule, child support, and often a designated place for exchanges.
Unfortunately custody orders often do not work out for extended periods of time for a myriad of reasons. Children grow up and can have a definite preference as to which parent they want to live with. Or one parent can get into a new relationship or a new job and what once worked out well no longer does. It is often hard when the side where the situation has not changed feels forced to accommodate the other.
In the best case a modification needs to be filed simply to alter the plan to one that will fit the new situation. In the worst case scenario if one side is simply not cooperating with the other, modification will likely be contested; the filing of a motion for contempt may also be appropriate depending on the circumstances.
On the more extreme side of the spectrum, one home can become unsafe for the child due to habits of adult residents of the home, or because of other older children in the home. This needs to be addressed immediately in the court.
And at the nightmare level, where one parent has taken the children and run away with them to a distant location (for whatever reason) without the court’s approval, local law enforcement, the Prosecuting Attorney and the FBI can be enlisted to bring them back.
It is never a wise choice to take matters into one’s own hands. It could put one in a position of having less visitation and possibly supervised where one once had the majority of time with the children.
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