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When a party is found in contempt of court, the court can impose a variety of sanctions. These can include fines, jail time, and even the loss of parental rights. The court may also order the party to pay the other party's attorney's fees and court costs.
Keeping a child away from the other parent can backfire in serious and permanent ways. If the other parent feels that the situation will not resolve itself, they have the legal right to bring the matter before the court to enforce the existing court order regarding the parenting plan and their visitation rights.
When Can a Child Refuse Visitation in California? As in most other states, children in California aren't allowed to refuse to visit a parent under existing visitation orders until they reach adulthood (18 years of age) or otherwise become legally emancipated.
In the majority of states including Ohio teens under the age of 18 cannot legally make the decision themselves whether or not to see their parents. The only way to change this situation is for the custodial parent to go to court and try to get a modification of the custody agreement.
At 12 years old, your child can have a say in who they would prefer to live with going forward. This measure is sometimes called ?teenage discretion.? The idea is that a child can make logical decisions about how much time they want to spend with each parent.