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    Default Father in Contempt, but Mother Died

    The state is FL. My sister raised her grandchild for his first 2.5 years because her daughter was in school, and the father wasn't interested. Then the child's mother and father went to court, and got joint custody. Mother moved to MS, and they transported between both states. During her visitation, the father brought the child to MS, but got disgruntled with the mother and turned around and went back to FL defying court order. Isn't this contempt? Also, that week the mother was killed in a car accident. She had signed contempt papers maybe even parental kidnapping papers. Now that she is dead, can he still be charged with contempt? (She was married to someone else.) Also, the father is mad that the grandmother stuck by her daughter, so he has refused visitation. Is there anything the grandmother can do to get legal visitation?

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    Default Re: Father in Contempt, but Mother Died

    contempt is kind of a moot point now, don't ya think?

    Dad has sole custody so it is really irrelevant.

    I think grandparents can seek visitation in Florida. Don't know about Miss.


    If dad lives in FLorida, I believe that would be the place to deal with it.

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    Default Re: Father in Contempt, but Mother Died

    It seems like contempt of court, is an offense against the court, regardless of whether the mother is alive or not.

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    Default Re: Father in Contempt, but Mother Died

    So, basically you have a vendetta against the guy and are simply trying to injure him regardless what it does to the child. Really nice family the child has there.

    Since your niece cannot testify to her claims, the court cannot sustain her claim of contempt. Realize, it is her complaint and as such, she must testify to the action she claims was contemptuous.

    Let it go.

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    Default Re: Father in Contempt, but Mother Died

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    contempt is kind of a moot point now, don't ya think?

    Dad has sole custody so it is really irrelevant.

    I think grandparents can seek visitation in Florida. Don't know about Miss.


    If dad lives in FLorida, I believe that would be the place to deal with it.
    Although grandparent rights laws are still on the books in FL, the state supreme court has struck down those laws many times.
    So the OP's sister probably won't be able to get visitation, however the sister should get a consult with a FL attorney just to make sure.

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    Although grandparent rights laws are still on the books in FL, the state supreme court has struck down those laws many times.
    So the OP's sister probably won't be able to get visitation, however the sister should get a consult with a FL attorney just to make sure.
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    Default Re: Father in Contempt, but Mother Died

    The state is FL. My sister raised her grandchild for his first 2.5 years because her daughter was in school, and the father wasn't interested. Then the child's mother and father went to court, and got joint custody. Mother moved to MS, and they transported between both states. During her visitation, the father brought the child to MS, but got disgruntled with the mother and turned around and went back to FL defying court order. Isn't this contempt? Also, that week the mother was killed in a car accident. She had signed contempt papers maybe even parental kidnapping papers. Now that she is dead, can he still be charged with contempt? (She was married to someone else.) Also, the father is mad that the grandmother stuck by her daughter, so he has refused visitation. Is there anything the grandmother can do to get legal visitation?
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    If dad lives in FLorida, grandparents can seek visitation to Florida. as it is irrelevant, dad in custody. I believe that would be the place to deal with it.
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    If dad lives in FLorida, grandparents can seek visitation to Florida
    No. Please see my post above. Grandparents' rights are pretty much non-existant in Florida.

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    No. Please see my post above. Grandparents' rights are pretty much non-existant in Florida.
    ya missed the link included in the post, didn't you?

    I would say it is simply another spam poster.

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