Will yes that is if your in the United states you can't force a person to to either go some where or stay in one place against there will with out it being a medical or safety issue otherwise this is referred to as kidnapping ... As the person in question is only seventeen the teen may or may not be able to stay home alone for a long time (days) and adequate care of the teen must be taken care of prier to the trip ...
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No. A child does not have the right to ignore court ordered visitation. A parent who assists the child would be in contempt of court.
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I assume it's not the step parent that is granted visitation. This is something the step parent and spouse have to work out since it's the spouse who has asked for visitation and therefor it's her responsibility to make it work. If the step parent own the house he can choose who's in it and who is not and same goes for the spouse if she owns it. The step parent have no authority over the visitation order.
I assume it's not the step parent that is granted visitation. This is something the step parent and spouse have to work out since it's the spouse who has asked for visitation and therefor it's her responsibility to make it work. If the step parent own the house he can choose who's in it and who is not and same goes for the spouse if she owns it. The step parent have no authority over the visitation order.
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Yes, legally at the age of twelve a child can choose which parent he / or she wants to live with and visits with.
Unless visitation rights for the non-custodial parent were allowed in the divorce paperwork, the custodial parent is completely within their rights to deny the non-custodial parent visitation....however, the non-custodial parent may sue for visitation rights.
It the non custodial parent alters the court ordered visitation, the other parent does not have to allow the visitation, unless it was altered in court. If it was not altered in court, the parent can file for contempt of court.
No. The non-custodial parent needs to have the visitation rights enforced by the court if necessary.
Neither parent; custodial or non custodial decides visitation. Visitation is determined through the courts, and a judge decides when visitation will occur.
Courts can write orders that create and define the conditions of visitation, such as frequency, duration, holidays, etc. But, courts cannot force the non-custodial parent to participate in visitation or to be a parent. The custodial parent should keep track of dates and the facts that occurred on dates when the non-custodial parent failed to show up for visitation. That information will be useful if you choose to ask the court to modify the visitation order. NOTE: Child support and visitation are two separate issues. Child Support must be paid even if the non-custodial parent never takes responsibility for parenting.