Children Being Controlled

My question involves a child custody case from the State of: texas

Im hoping i am doing the right thing

I am getting ready to file in court for modification of visitation
Problems i am having is ex wife making it hard on me to pick up my children on purpose
I only have one car so i live 15 minutes away from my kids my job is 45 minutes away from my home
Ex wife will not let my wife ( who has a car) pick kids up before she comes and pick me up from work
That means i have to pick up my kids late
She plans things on mmy visitation days ( gives kids option to go to friends over me)
She will not let me have christmas visitation
I want two weeks in summer she said no unless i take off of work( wife and our children will be home)
I do not understand why i have to be home 24/7 to have my children i really want to spend time with them but i also have to work to pay child support will judge side with my ex wife? We do not have right of refusal in divorce decree

If you are opting to let your wife deprive you of scheduled visitation without attempting to hold her responsible, she's going to keep on doing it.

You should be promptly seeking enforcement and make-up parenting time.

If your order lets your ex- decide when and under what terms you get parenting time, then that's what your order says. If it does not give your ex- the right to veto parenting time and she's violating the court ordered schedule, then she's violating the court's order. We have no access to the order, and you make it anything but clear what the court has ordered.

It appears you may need to go back to court and seek modification of your current orders. You can argue the current visitation orders are unworkable and no longer in the best interests of your children, and that this warrants a modification.

If your order does not include a Texas Standard Possesion Order (SPO), which it apparently does not, then consider going back to court to have this implemented into a new order. The SPO is a pretty darn well written vistation order that many judges will order by default if parents cannot agree. But it has to be asked for. It does provide the NCP six weeks in the summer and allows for your wife to pick up your children.

http://www.raggiolaw.com/stanposs.html

If you submit a copy of this SPO with your modification, that will be the simplest approach, and assure you the best chance of success in what will likely be a contested matter.

Preferably do this with an attorney. But if not, TexasLawHelp.org offers the best free online resource for pro se parents needing to modify a custody or visitation order.

http://www.texaslawhelp.org/document...fication.shtml

Good luck.