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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Op can you flip the driving?  Dad picks him up, you bring him back.   It's still 50/50.

Although that would require cooperation from him.[/quote]

Posted too soon.  That puts the onus on dad to get ds there for visits.  Dad can fight it out with ds.[/quote]

OP here: Even if my ex agreed to that, that doesn't solve the problem of what happens and what I'm realistically supposed to do, or how/[b]whether I should be punishing my DS, if DS refuses to get into his car.[/b][/quote]
No you shouldn't, this is his decision to make and he should not be punished for making it.  [/quote]

OP here: Well half the people in this thread are telling me I would be in contempt of court for letting DS refuse to comply with our court order and that I should be doing whatever I can to enforce it, even if it means giving consequences to my DS.[/quote]

Yeah... you know what?  I doubt it would even get to court.  I just suggested grounding, but all that does is make him mad at both you.

Is there any way to get advice from a lawyer, I wonder?[/quote]

OP here:  Yes, I realize I could contact a lawyer.  But the last time I used a lawyer for a dispute between me and my ex, the costs killed me.  I was laid off for 6 months in the beginning of the pandemic and I've been digging myself out of a financial hole and trying to pay off debt since.  Again, I don't want to get into too many identifying details, but there are various reasons as to why my financial situation has been shit the last several years.

I realize nothing on a public forum is legal advice, but I was hoping for "real world" answers as to what will ACTUALLY happen if my DS refuses to get in the car and go to his dad's, from anyone who's maybe been through this kind of situation before.  I definitely don't want to pay legal fines or anything like that.  I can't afford to.[/quote]

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