If the parenting plan has not been followed in 9 years can you be in contempt of court?

Not likely but it depends on the violation that is being alleged. If the other party is alleging that you have hidden the children and changed...

Parenting plan has not been followed in 9 years...can I modify it?

A major deviation from the written terms of the parenting plan is almost certainly a basis to modify the parenting plan, especially if the...

Moving with a child/parenting plan

Assuming your parenting plan was done in Washington, There is provision in the Law for getting emergency relocation with shortened notice....

Do I have grounds for custody?

Previous answers did not address what seemed to be a primary part of your question, that being the contact with the stepfather. Your chances for...

Am I required to pay for counseling appointments that my ex and child are going to attend to settle their personal differences?

It's a good question with no obvious answer. I would predict that some and possibly most judges would say that if the counseling is necessary and...

My ex is a non-custodial parent in WA state and plans to move to AZ. What can I do to make her pay for transportation costs?

The non custodial parent does not really need a valid reason to relocate. If you do a modification of the support to include long distance...

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If the father of two girls scared them so bad they dont want to go see him they are 10 and 4, he went crazy,

I will assume the father has court ordered visitation through a parenting plan. There a number of possible actions to take here. First, the...

Do I still have custody of my daughter if my wife and I have not been served?

An ex parte order is a valid court order but typically lasts no longer than 13 days and then will lapse. Your wife's grandfather was under an...

Can I reloctate out of state with my child if there is no custody or parenting plan in place through the court?

If there is no parenting plan and no other court order addressing custody or visitation, your obligation to formally notify the other parent of a...

In a final residential plan. What does "full decision making over said child" mean? Can that person say were the child can or

The usual terms are joint or sole decision making, so apparently the language in your order is a bit unusual. Typically, joint decision making is...