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[quote=Anonymous]My 17 year old DS is a senior in high school, turning 18 in the spring.  He has started trying to refuse visitation at his dad's on the every other weekend schedule we've followed for basically his entire life.  (Dad lives an hour and 15 minutes away, which is why we have always had that schedule).  DS's reason is that he's busy with fall sports (football), school, friends, etc.  He doesn't want to be at his dad's two weekends a month anymore.  It has nothing to do with liking me or not liking his dad, and everything to do with where his school, friends, and life all are.

His dad is adamant that the schedule has to stay the same until DS turns 18.

What, if anything, can I do here?  DS told me he is "not going EOW and you can't make me."  Am I expected to manhandle my son into the car and drive him up there next weekend?  Hold a gun to his head?  I don't want to be in contempt of a court order - and his dad has threatened to take me to court if DS won't cooperate.  How is a judge going to look at this for an almost-18 year old?  I assume we just have to suck it up until spring, right?

FWIW, I have encouraged my DS to continue to see and spend time with his dad, so I am not the barrier here.  But I am sympathetic to where DS is coming from when his dad lives so far away and given his age.

Thanks all.[/quote]

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