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noelle.abrahams
My question involves a child custody case from the State of: Virginia
I am a 17 year old girl and my parents are currently in the midst of a divorce. There was a preliminary protective order issued against my dad and soon after, my mom was awarded sole legal and physical custody of me. On March 31st, the protective order ended and while my mom still has sole custody, the document states "(my name) and my dad will have visitation as initiated and agreed to by the minor child(me)". My dad and I take that to mean that I have complete control of how much or how little visitation time I get with my dad. There is no court ordered schedule. I want to be able to spend the weekends with my dad, since he lives in a different county and I want to stay at my high school. But, my mom won't let me spend the night at my dad's house. My dad has never assaulted me, he's a really great dad, and the only reason there was a protective order is because my mom lied and accused my dad of hitting her (I know for a fact he never has). My dad has a big beautiful house in an affluent subdivision where he lives with his girlfriend of 3 years and her four children. When I try to ask my mom why she won't let me spend the night there, she just says "because I said so. And I'm your sole custodial parent". In my interpretation of the court order, she can't do this. Can anyone help me in this situation?