Where a child complains of sexual harassment when visiting the non-custodial parent and his/her family, can the court order visitation rights to be stopped when it deals with an application for a protection order ?
By: דיאנה שאלתיאל•Published on: 09 May, 2022Yes – according to a judgment by the Tel Aviv Family Court in the Summer of 1999 when dealing with an application for a protection order for a minor child who was sexually harassed by his paternal grandfather while staying in the later’s home with his father during weekend ‘visitation’. It gave an order forbidding both the father and the grandfather from harassing the boy in any way at all, in any place. To guarantee that they obeyed the order and ensure the minor’s safety, it suspended all weekend visitation rights.