Posted on June 26th, 2018
The Friend of the Court cannot force a parent to engage in parenting time with his/her children. It is the parent’s duty to promote a positive relationship with the children and the other parent. Your options include: counseling, mediation, and filing a petition for change of the parenting t…
Posted on June 26th, 2018
Parents are to obey court orders, regardless of the child’s age. It is the parent’s responsibility to promote a positive relationship with the child and the other parent. You may want to try the following options:
Work out a different arrangement with the other parent.
Posted on June 26th, 2018
Report your concerns to the Protective Services unit of the Family Independence Agency. You may also wish to provide your Friend of the Court office with a written copy of your concerns so that they may be made a part of your file. The Friend of the Court office, however, does not have the authority to in…
Posted on June 26th, 2018
The law requires the Friend of the Court to provide enforcement services regarding parenting time orders. If you believe the Friend of the Court is not trying to enforce the order, you may file a grievance regarding their procedures (See Complaints section). You may also file a petition for enforce…
Posted on June 26th, 2018
The Friend of the Court enforces the written order of the court. If your court order does not provide for telephone calls, try to work it out with the other parent or pursue other methods of resolution such as Friend of the Court mediation. If that is unsuccessful, you may file a petition with the court r…
Posted on June 26th, 2018
That is your decision as a parent. If you violate the court order in such a situation, you may have to explain to the court, at a “show cause” hearing, why you should not be held in contempt for your decision, which you felt was in the best interests of the children.…
Posted on June 26th, 2018
File a written complaint with the Friend of the Court. If the Friend of the Court believes the parenting time order has been violated, it shall start enforcement action. (See Parenting Time Enforcement section).…
Posted on June 26th, 2018
The Friend of the Court enforces the written order of the court. If your court order does not address clothing and/or other personal items, try to work it out with the other parent or through means such as Friend of the Court mediation. If that is unsuccessful, you may file a petition with the court requ…
Posted on June 26th, 2018
Yes. Parenting time and support are separate parts of a court order with separate enforcement procedures (See Support Enforcement section).…
See if you and the other parent can agree to a change. This change, along with the reasons for this change, may be presented to the court as a proposed new court order of parenting time. An agreement between parties without a court order is not enforceable.