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MamaTracy's picture

Submitted by MamaTracy on Thu, 08/09/2007 - 3:23pm

My fiance has been calling for the past 4 days to talk to his son and there is no answer at the EW house. He has left a message each time and still there has been no call back to us. He was refused his visitation weekend last weekend and we reported a complaint of parent alienation to the attorney generals office about it so there would be something in the file. I have gone over the custody papers like you wouldn't believe looking for something that we can back ourselves with on this phone thing. does anyone know if there is a family code or anything out there that states that he has the right to speak with his child on the phone? we are documenting everything that happens and I'm hoping what she is doing is illegal. any info would be appreciated at this point. thank you ladies!!!!!

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Submitted by missangie1978 on Thu, 08/09/2007 - 3:46pm

Unless it says in the custody paperwork that he is allowed phone visitation than you are out of luck. Our BM doesn't have phone visitation but calls us every night 4 or 5 times. We finally had to get a court order stating she could only call a certain amount of times etc...

However the fact that she denied you visitation is a whole different story. I'd put in a call to the police if you are denied another visit. They can go with you to pick up his son at his BMs house. I know it's a bit overdramatic but she'd get the point

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Submitted by MamaTracy on Thu, 08/09/2007 - 3:53pm

thank you for the help...and we have already discussed the fact that the next time this happens we will call the police...we were just grateful that the case worker at the attorney generals office knew about parent alienation and had no problem making note of it in the file...at this point we will take what little we can get i suppose...

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Submitted by Mom on the Edge on Thu, 08/09/2007 - 8:25pm

has it specifically spelled out that when the children are with one parent the other parent is to be able to speak with them by telephone at "reasonable" times. Keep trying.

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Submitted by luvdagirl on Fri, 08/10/2007 - 2:32am

reasonable phone contact but you'd think that coupled with the visitation violation the police would atleast do a welfare check to make sure the child and or adults are okay.

MamaTracy's picture

Submitted by MamaTracy on Fri, 08/10/2007 - 8:23am

I wanted to let you ladies know that we found a website that is great...it is Fathers for Equal Rights http://www.fathers4kids.com/html/Home.htm

we have found so much information on there that is helping us. Please take a look at it.

have a great weekend everyone!!

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Submitted by Cruella (not verified) on Fri, 08/10/2007 - 6:07pm

I will look at this site!!!

Anne 8102's picture

Submitted by Anne 8102 on Fri, 08/10/2007 - 6:18pm

I checked it out and it actually has some pretty good info on documenting and also representing yourself in court. If you can't afford an atty, definitely worth looking into.

~ Anne ~
"Love, having no geography, knows no boundaries."
(Truman Capote)

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Submitted by southernshellgirl on Sat, 09/22/2007 - 11:46am

My DH became a member of TFER and we really feel they are saints. A word of caution though, some judges in Texas don't really like TFER. The associate judge expressed to us that in her opinion they are pracicing law without a license. They aren't really because you only get real legal advice from real attorneys that voulunteer there and then the TFER staff prepare the paperwork for you to go to court Pro SE (without an attny representing you) and the fees are very reasonable.
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, and I---
I took the one less traveled by,
and that made all the difference. -Robert Frost-