What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? TX-------Let's see....Where do I start..I pay child support for my 15 year old daughter and I was wondering if TX has a law that states that she(daughter) can decide on if she comes over to my house on the schedule weekends? Is there an age requirement that can make that decision? Thanks
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Okay...standard answer....this is nunya as she isn't your daughter in any sense of the word.
Get Dad to post.
And I gave you a simple and accurate answer.
OP - look at the other threads. That's a pretty common question that is asked here... Standard answers are:
15 yr olds don't get to choose...
it's a court ORDER, not a court request... The court order is there to be followed....
if your child wanted to choose not to go to school, would you let them...
etc. etc...
15 yr olds don't get to choose...
it's a court ORDER, not a court request... The court order is there to be followed....
if your child wanted to choose not to go to school, would you let them...
etc. etc...
Thank you Tx mom**************. Do you know of a link that states that for the state of texas? The reason why I'm asking is for my husband who is at work. He may see his daughter 3-5 times a year, when he tries to get her on his weekend her mother always comes up with an excuse for the daughter not to come over to see her dad. They have an appt set for October to get the child support modified, and he was wondering what can he do about the visitation. Thanks
mwarren**************.....The father understands that she is 15.....and alot of 15 year old's would rather do things with the friends. What can he do about the visitation? Can the daughter say that she does not want to come over every other weekend beacause she has plans with her friends or does she have that right? They go next month for a C/S modification.
Proserpina
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Though a court in Texas can consider the child's wishes - and moreso at 15. It's something that should be noted.
(and yes, absolutely, read other threads in the forum, OP - you'll see that we're not going on about the step-parent thing to antagonize you or be idiots. Truly, we're not)
(and yes, absolutely, read other threads in the forum, OP - you'll see that we're not going on about the step-parent thing to antagonize you or be idiots. Truly, we're not)
sometimes its easier to just give a straight answer to a straight question-even if its "use the search feature". I'd rather see that than the constant "standard" step parent bashing.
Its a turn off for people who may not be posting themselves, but might like to see a real answer......
Its a turn off for people who may not be posting themselves, but might like to see a real answer......
And it's a bigger turn off to see someone posting as someone OTHER than himself or herself.
Her first post was posted as if she was DAD. If she had said, "Hey. I'm married to a man who has a 15 year old daughter who doesn't want to visit and he is wondering what his rights are," I would have answered differently. Honesty is always nice.
Honestly? WHen I read the question I paid no attention to her NAME. I was just looking to answer the question. As a long time poster here, I can tell you that your so called "standard answer" is NOT a standard answer for most of the "oldies".
Quite frankly I don't have any idea if YOU are a mommy or not, and I don't really care-I for example I am not japanese poetry either. We have NO idea who most of the posters here, even long term ones really are. I have posted here many years and can tell you that we have had long time posters go off the deep end and turn out to not be who they really are.
Arguing over "who" is asking the question mucks up the board, and makes it hard to find REAL answers. Give the real answer first, and THEN if the poster screws up or is a jerk, then you can get all in their face, until then, I think its more important to just give an answer. I don't want to wade through 3 pages of calling someone a blowup doll to get legal advice.
In the end as far as the OP goes, I was less interested in the fact it was a stepmom than I was in the fact this question is one that gets asked ad nauseum...
>Charlotte<
Lurker
If Dad does post here
How do we know it's the Dad
Could still be New Wife
How do we know it's the Dad
Could still be New Wife