Contempt letter?

[casa]

Will the police in CA do this Casa? Here in Eastern PA they won't. They say it's a civil matter and won't get involved at all.

I'm not saying all law enforcement will MAKE the child be handed over ...but if you ask/demand a police report be made, yes they will assist you.

 

[casa]

My response:

In California? California is a pretty big State. Some counties might, and other counties, like Los Angeles, won't. The only time the L.A.P.D. get involved is if there's domestic violence or child endangerment. Other than that, they tell you to go to the Station and write your own report for filing.

Then, there's the matter of the "self-written" report. It's, according to the Evidence Code, inadmissible as evidence because it's "self-serving"; i.e., No one else witnessed the incident, and you're merely writing your "side" of the story.

So, in summary, Police Reports from large cities are useless unless the police are the ones writing the report based upon their eyewitness account.

IAAL

I disagree IAAL (which I usually don't do with you). I am from LA county & can absolutely assure you this can/does happen- at the very least in Long Beach, Belmont Shore, Venice, Naples & Lost Alamitos where I have seen it happen personally.

I also have friends and family members in law enforcement in LA, Orange & San Diego counties~ and they do not allow a 'self written' report. They ask you to explain or write a statement which is included in the report. While many do not try to convince the offending parent to release the child- they most assuredly, upon request, will file a report which notes important facts such as days/time. A court order and a police report with corresponding days/times can certainly be used as evidence that a parent was denied visitation.

In San Diego specifically I have witnessed a Family Court judge advise numerous people to contact the police and file a report if/when they attempt to exercise their parenting time and are denied by the other parent.

Maybe this does not occur in downtown LA where the police are busy with more violent crimes...but the 'civil' matter is that they can't physically enforce the visitation- not that they cannot allow a report to document the denial of visitation.