How to Get Visitation Rights After Ten Years
My question involves a child custody case from the State of: Texas
My daughter was taken from me at the age of 5 with no communication from the father. I tried talking to him several times but he always directed to me to his girlfriend. I refused to talk to her because she has no business with our daughter. Due to these reasons they have refused my right to talk to my daughter. I have tried several times but the same excuse from them was no you cannot talk to your daughter because she is seeking therapy. Over the years i decided to keep close contact with the fathers parents. They always encouraged me to stay at close range with them to inquire on my daughters well being. In recent years I've tried to contact them again but they continue to refuse communication. Keep in mind we both live in different states. What is your best advice to regain communication with my daughter?
Re: How Do I Enforce My Rights After 10 Years
File where she and Dad are located if you don't have a parenting time schedule already.
When did you last see her?
Re: How Do I Enforce My Rights After 10 Years
Why did you do nothing legally for 10 years? She is 15 now.
Re: How Do I Enforce My Rights After 10 Years
I strongly suspect there is more to this story.
WHY did you not see your child? Were you prohibited from visitation or custody pursuant to a court order? What do the existing orders say about contact and visitation?
After all these years it may be very difficult to gain visitation if you had no right to do so previously, or you failed to enforce those rights.
Re: How Do I Enforce My Rights After 10 Years
Based on your post, your daughter is now around 15 correct? There's a STRONG chance that your daughter has some serious issues with you and SHE may not want visitation. At 15, she'll get a say for sure. Especially if she's suffered Mental Health issues because of all this (you mentioned therapy). I agree with the other poster that there is much more to this story. No mother would chose to not talk to their child if the only way was through the girlfriend. If it meant that much to you, you'd talk to the devil if that's what it'd take. 10 years is A LONG time. You're basically a stranger to her and she to you.