visitation rights

[holloway1152]

my daughter and her ex did not go thru the courts and she allowed her ex to have their son every other week on a trial basis to see if it would help their son cope with the divorce. the original ruling of the court is that her ex would have him every other weekend. they recently went to court b/c the ex is seeking to modify visitation and my daughter wants visitation to go back as it was originally defined by the court. the judge requested the attorneys seek info regarding cases where this has happened. does anyone know of any cases?

[ojread2]

your use of the word attorney leads me to believe you are based in the US. This is a UK site in the main ergo our law is different to yours. Perhaps you would be better to look for a .com site for your answer?

FWIW my own belief of how often a child needs, not should, see it's father differs to the opinion of your daughter. A child needs to see it's dad far more often than every other weekend. They need to see him as often as possible, everyday if feasible or at the very least, at least 2 days per week.

Often when we divorce our husbands/wives the needs of a child are left until the last minute when in reality the child needs to be put at the very forefront of any divorce 'settlement'. It is my opinion that access/visitation should be decided and adhered to to the satisfaction of the child (if of course they can voice their opinion) before any divorce is granted.

[holloway1152]

to: ojread2 - in normal circumstances i would agree wholeheartedly. a child needs both parents, equal time, etc. the boys father, however, does not take care of him properly on a daily basis. the child has asthma and the father at his own discretion decided he did not need his prescribed meds. the boy therefore cannot maintain his health b/c of his father's poor judgement. the father and his girlfriend also smoke in the home and that is detrimental to the childs well-being. the father had the child a few days b/f the court date and told the 8 year old he might have to go to court and testify on his behalf. the father did not mention this to the mother, my daughter. my grandson mentioned this to his mother the night before. telling my grandson he might have to go to court and testify was not in the best interest of the child, it was all for the father's best interest. he does not use good judgement in the well-being of the child.