posted by on Oct 23
One of the biggest challenges for divorced or separated parents can be child access, also known as visitation. No matter what the two parents, think about each other, they both need to always keep in mind that it is important for the children to see them behave respectfully to each other. It is important for the parents to cooperate with one another in order to make sure that the children get to spend enough time with both parents that a healthy relationship can continue even after divorce.
Sometimes the resentment, parents can feel towards each other after divorce can get in the way of doing what’s right for the children, if the parents allow this to happen. In that case, it can become more important to hurt the other parent than to do what is right for the children. These terms are nearly impossible to enforce. Therefore, rather than try to do so, the court will usually first change the terms to a more specific schedule of access. Although the broader terms are perfect for cooperative parents, they are far harder for a court to decide whether or not they have been complied with.
If an access disputed lands in court the judge will usually want to see whether the parties comply with a more fixed schedule of access before taking any more serious enforcement actions.