If you have grandchildren, you may think that alone gives you the right to visit with them no matter what the parents say. Unfortunately, you would be wrong. If either parent objects to you spending time with your grandchildren, you have no constitutional right to visit them. The U. S. Supreme Court has ruled that the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S constitution “protects the fundamental right of parents to make decisions concerning the care, custody and control of their children." This includes the right to say that grandparents may not visit their … [Read more...]
What If Your Child Doesn’t Want to Visit the Other Parent?
If you are the parent with whom your child lives, it can be extremely upsetting to have your child claim that he or she does not want to visit the other parent. The child may cry when the parent arrives for visitation and refuse to even get in the car. You may be tempted to cancel the visitation. Your sympathy will obviously be with your child. You wonder if something serious has happened when the child was with the other parent, causing you some anguish and resistance to requiring visitation. But court ordered visitation cannot be canceled by one parent without risking serious … [Read more...]
Child Custody Tracking Software and Custody X Change
**UPDATE 04/06/2012: Ben Coltrin, the Developer of Custody X Change, contacted me by email to ask questions about this review and improve his product. Its great to hear from a legal software developer who’s interested in improving the product even after its enjoyed some success. I’ll be writing a further review of this product in the coming weeks.** As clients prepare to deal with a child custody issue we often advise them to keep a journal of their interactions with the other parent and the child. Its often helpful to have a record of possession and the typical conflicts … [Read more...]
