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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]In Maryland it's around age 13 when the courts start taking the child's desires seriously.   I don't know about other states.

It's expensive, and it's a pain.   The court will appoint a best interest attorney for the child.

What would happen if your son said he didn't want to go?  What would your ex do?   It's unfortunately been my experience that the dads often give up pretty easily.

Maybe you could suggest a different type of meet-up.   Ex husband takes your son out for a baseball game, or dinner, instead of a full weekend visit?[/quote]

Many Dad's give up because if the Mom's don't support it, there isn't much they can do.  There are all kinds of help if a parent doesn't get child support for free, but its very expensive to pay for child support, alimony, care in their home and have a home let alone paying for attorney fees.  Judges usually tell the CP to allow the visit but do nothing to enforce it.   A Dad goes back many times and the same thing happens.  Its a huge waste of money and by then Mom has poisoned Dad against the kids.

OP, think about the long term impact.  My husband's ex was horrible to him and blocked visitation.  He did the court battle.  All the kids are pretty screwed up, especially in their personal relationships.  Only one child is close to her mom.  The others barely talk to her now.[/quote]

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