If your spouse refuses to let you visit your children, you must utilize the legal system to defend your parental rights. You may have various alternatives if you have a custody order and/or parenting plan formed as part of a separation or divorce. You can return to court and ask for the order to be implemented. Your spouse might be placed in contempt of court and possibly imprisoned if he or she refuses to attend court or does not cooperate. You might also seek assistance from local law enforcement in implementing your custody agreement. In rare circumstances, a parent who refuses to give their children access, hides them, or departs with them can be prosecuted with parental abduction.