The court reduced the father s visitation rights without a showing of a change in circumstances. Laws regarding the modification of visitation rights vary from state to state. It s very important, when considering going back to court to modify a parenting arrangement, to consult with a qualified local family law lawyer. During the two years since our divorce, she has constantly badgered our son with negative comments about me and my role as his father. It s gone so far that my son doesn t want to visit with me.
Courts don t take lightly to interference with a non-custodial parent s right to visitation.
In most states, it can be cause for a change in the custody arrangement. Courts also use many less extreme solutions. For example, a North Dakota court recently found a former wife s alienating and interfering behavior so outrageous that attorney fees were awarded to the former husband. In New York, a trial court significantly reduced the amount of child support the father had to pay as a result of the mother s alienation. Laws regarding interference with visitation and the alienation of a child vary from state to state.