My question involves a child custody case from the State of: TN
We are currently involved in a custody battle with my husband's ex. We were granted emergency custody in July of last year (2011), and the now four year old child has been with us full time since May of that year. The ex has not seen or talked to the child in over 6 months. Yesterday was the child's fourth birthday, and the ex called out of the blue to speak to him. The child is in counseling, and the therapist has recommended until the ex can be consistent, it is best to limit contact. It is very upsetting to him to speak with her. We chose to not answer her calls, but then HER lawyer calls and tells us we need to let him speak to the ex or we will be in contempt of court. We are only trying to protect the child. We have an emergency order in place where she (or her agents) cannot have any unsupervised contact with the child. THere is no court ordered visitation, and YES, WE DO HAVE A LAWYER. It being a weekend however, I cannot reach him. My question(s) are this:
1.) Is her lawyer allowed to contact and threaten us?
2.) Should this be reported to the board?
3.) What obligations do we have to allow her phone conversations?
Thank you

