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My name is David Kalisek, and I’m an attorney here at Divorce Matters.
I’m here to answer some of your questions regarding child custody and support in Colorado.
First, a common question we see is what happens if my child does not want to visit my ex? Do I have to actually force them to go visit my ex if the court mandates it in Colorado?
The general law is that you have to promote your child engaging in the parenting time consistent with the current support order or the current custody order that is in place at that time. You have to encourage them to go and engage in the parenting time.
They’re supposed to go with your ex. Consistent with your court order, the situation comes as what if the child simply refuses? You do not have to effectively throw handcuffs on your child and force them in the car to go to your exit.
If they’re absolutely refusing, however, you do have to promote them, and you have to be able to believe that you might have to tell the judge that you did everything you could in your power to have the child engage in the parenting times, but they absolutely refuse. And if so, you don’t have the obligation to actually again physically force them into engaging in the parenting time.
Feel free to reach out to our firm. If you have other questions and would like to speak with an attorney, we hope to see you next week, where we will answer some more of your questions.
Thank you.