If I feel like my children aren’t taken care of at their father’s house, can I limit his visitation?
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If I feel like my children aren’t taken care of at their father’s house, can I limit his visitation?
They aren’t bathed while they are there. He doesn’t help support them in anyway other than garnished child support. I have sole custody as well. He has visitation but anything outside of his 2 days a week is at my discretion.
Asked on September 16, 2012 under Family Law, Oklahoma
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
Anything within your discretion (e.g. beyond the two days a week he's guaranteed) you can control, so you don't need to let the children visit with him more than is required in the divorce decree or agreement. To alter the visitation in the decree or settlement, however, you'd have to go to court and get a court order; this would require showing that he is actively harming the children's interests (not just not taking as good a care of them as he should).
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