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Law on parental visits.
I have a young friend who is 13 years old.
She still has contact with both her Mother & Father, however the Mother has a personal grudge against the Father, and I know this because I have spoken to her, and have heard her personal opinions on him. Now this is normal I know..
BUT where the young child is concerned, she really wants to see her Father, and is missing him greatly, but the Mother is refusing permission to be visited or let the Daughter visit, for no apparent reason, however it is now effecting her schoolwork, she is typically rebelling against everyone and everything, and the more she is punished by the Mother, the more she rivals against her in the hope she will get to move houses and live with her Father.
The question I am asking is what is the Law on visiting a parent, or being visited?
I have heard that is against the law to refuse permission to the child/children in question to see the biological parent?
Is this true or not, and what is the exact law? I have tried researching it, but with little success. I would like definate answers if possible, not ''I think, I heard, Maybe'
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Thank you.
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Unfortunately, no one is going to be able to give you definite answers on this one, probably not even a lawyer. The issues around visitation and Father's rights are new legal issues; there isn't a firm framework in place for dealing with them.
Access disputes, visitation laws and child custody are almost always handled by the state, not the federal government, so without knowing your state (or even country, I am just assuming it's the US) it's impossible to give your precise information.
You might e-mail someone at the American Coalition for Fathers and Children. They are one of the largest organizations in the states dealing with fathers rights and might be able to give you the answers you seek.
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Frankly though, any action taken against this girls mother, will need to be undertaken by the father. If he is unwilling or unable to do so, then his daughter is sol.
As her older friend, the best influence you can be is to STOP blaming her mother. Even if you are absolutely right, you don’t do a thirteen year old any favors by saying it’s all her parents faults (because one is a monster, and the other is absent) instead, focus on helping your young friend deal with anger in more productive ways. Rebelling probably isn’t going to get her if what she wants, and even if it does, that will teach her a pretty lousy life lesson (Just behave like a monster until you get what you want!). So don’t take whiny, self-indulgent, parent-bashing from her, instead, agree with her that her mother has made some major mistakes and put the onus on her to find ways she can live as happily and productively as possible, wherever she ends up, and not on ways to ‘fix’ the fucked up adults around her.
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