Child Custody / Visitation / Contact
Child's Refusal
Will the police or a bailiff force visitation to take place according to an agreement or court ruling if the child himself refuses to see the non-custodial parent?
Child Custody / Visitation / Contact •Child's RefusalNo !
Can a parent who consistently prevents the other parent from seeing their mutual teenage children be made to pay for this even if it is claimed that the minors themselves, do not want contact ?
Child Custody / Visitation / Contact •Child's RefusalYes ! Where the custodial parent is behind the children’s refusal to see the non-custodial parent, action against the latter, can, in extreme cases, result in a fine being levied on each meeting missed.
Can a teenager have his maintenance reduced or cut completely because he refuses to have contact with his non-custodial parent ?
Child Custody / Visitation / Contact •Child's RefusalYes, if the refusal is unjustified, then the maintenance may be cut completely (if he is declared ‘rebellious’ under Jewish law) or reduced.
If teenage children of around 14 or 15 still refuse to have contact with their father despite treatment designed to develop a relationship between them, they cannot expect to profit financially, the court said, and can have their maintenance reduced to cover only the bare necessities.
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