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Go back to the court.
If court ordered, yes.
If Dad has court-ordered visitation then you have to follow it or you are in violation of a court order (and there are consequences for that). If there's a valid reason you don't want Dad to have visitation, then you can go to court and request that the court modify the visitation order. But be aware that the court will not do that without a very valid reason.
Depends on what your divoce decree says, if it is a court ordered visitation and you kept the kids away then you are in violation of a court order, check with your state laws, but a court order is a court order.
In other words, you want to take the children away from their father? Do you have court ordered custody?
Yes. You can lose contact even if there IS a court order. If either of you moves and neither of you sends a letter, within a couple of years you may have a tough time finding him.
With out a court order, I do not think you will lose anything but you could have to pay child support.
If that is what the court ordered, yes. Celebrate with her that morning or the day before.
If it is part of the custody agreement and court ordered they may not have a choice unless there is an agreement between the parents.
Their father have then every right to report you to the court and have the police come get them and bring them to him. Since it's court ordered it's not for you to allow or not - it's already decided. I'm sure there are many things in the custody agreement their father don't agree with either but this is about and for the kids, not the parents. And it is possible you could be jailed for contempt of court in disregarding the court order.
He can still have visitation rights but he has to go to court to get it. The judge will look at what is best for the child, you, and keeping you away from one of your parents is usually not something the judge agrees with unless your dad is found unfit (if he is abusive for instance).
If it is court ordered, there's no statute of limitations on collections. If it's not ordered, an order can still be applied for within the limitations of your state laws.