Where to File for Contempt of Court Ordered Visitation

**RAS** · 07-23-2010, 02:40 PM

I reside in FL.

Mother was in NY.

Years ago I filed for court ordered visitation and was granted it per NY court I filed it in.

She has moved to KY and has not informed me of any way to contact her/kid who is now 19 in NY and per NY order I have to pay till 21.

1-If I want to file charges for contempt of court for not notifying me of his legal residence where should I file? 2-Since I was granted visitation rights, how do I enforce it when he no longer lives with her and can I make him come to FL per court order visitation as long as I'm supposed to pay support?

**ksmom** · 07-23-2010, 02:56 PM

At 19, he is a legal adult and can do as he pleases. You're not going to be able to "make" him do anything...

**RAS** · 07-23-2010, 09:15 PM

"For custody, visitation and other purposes, the age of majority is age 18, but for purposes of the parental support obligation the age of majority remains at 21. The mutual parental duty of child support is not absolute. It may be suspended or terminated before the child is 21 if the child becomes emancipated by becoming economically independent of his/her parents through employment, by marriage or entry into the military service. Under unusual circumstances, a child may be deemed emancipated if he/she is guilty of outrageous misbehavior, such as makes it inequitable to enforce the support obligation, or if without cause, he/she withdraws from parental control and supervision."

So when a kid turns 18 they do not have to obey any custody/visitation orders set by the courts..but I do have to pay support until 21. But with him withdrawing from any parental control/supervision I'm going to court to get 'constructive emancipation' to relieve me from support obligations to his mother even though she does not help him out financially?