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# What to Do When Your Ex Withholds Child Visitation

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 May 22, 2018 12:00:00 AM

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A child visitation agreement imposes the amount of time that the custodial and noncustodial parents spend with their child. However, some divorce parents just can’t seem to successfully co-parent.

 If your ex has consistently refused to adhere to the details of the current [custody](https://cageandmiles-8398187.hs-sites.com/family-law/child-custody/?hsLang=en) order, feeling angry and frustrated might be an understatement. Although many noncustodial parents accept this type of behavior from their ex-spouse, it is important to understand the various options to remedy the problem.

## If Your Ex-Spouse Occasionally Withholds Child Visitation

Fortunately, visitation time can be made up. Parents must work together to create specific make-up dates for lost time.

It is important for noncustodial parents to keep track of the dates and times of missed visitation in a document, such as a calendar or a journal. In the event your case goes to court, you will have the proper evidence to get the make-up dates scheduled or obtain a modification on the current order.

If you request make-up dates for missed visitation and your ex-spouse still refuses to reschedule, you must contact a lawyer for help. Your attorney can reach out to the custodial parent (or the custodial parent’s lawyer) with a letter with explains that you are willing to go to court to enforce your rights if interference with visitation continues. A demand letter might be enough to encourage the custodial parent to comply with the visitation order and schedule make-up time.

## If Your Ex-Spouse is Consistently Withholding Visitation

On the other hand, if the letter wasn’t enough to coax any action from your ex-spouse, remember that visitation that is consistently withheld is a violation of a court order. Your attorney can file a court petition to enforce visitation rights. In some cases, noncompliance with a visitation order can result in the judge making a custody change. Additionally, denial of visitation can result in contempt of court, punishable by jail time.

**If you are interested in modifying your current divorce decree or child custody order in San Diego, [contact Cage & Miles, LLP](https://cageandmiles-8398187.hs-sites.com/contact-us/?hsLang=en) and speak with our experienced divorce attorneys today.**

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