Alison Gonzalez
New Member
- Jurisdiction
- Florida
Hello there,
My husband and I have temporary custody of our 3 1/2 year old grandson whom we've had in our home since he was 2 weeks old but took temporary custody of when he was 12 months old due to his mother's neglect and drug use. She is only allowed supervised visitation with no other children or adults present. Visits can only be supervised by her aunt or my husband who is the baby's grandfather. Recently she had another baby with another man (not our son, they broke up shortly after we took custody) and she and her aunt have been bringing the new baby to visitation which is against court orders. We have asked her to petition the court to allow this and she has not done so. At our final temporary custody hearing it was written that if she violated court order, my husband has the right to terminate the visit. We don't want to discourage a relationship with our grandson and his new baby half-sister but we also can't allow her to break the judge's rules. Our question is, will the judge think we're the bad guys if we terminate a visit when she brings her new baby or will he appreciate the fact that we are following the rules? My husband does not want to allow this during his supervision of visitation because he doesn't want the responsibility of watching her newborn while she interacts with her son but has no issue if her aunt wants to watch the baby when it's her turn to supervise. I should mention that they were ordered to meet in a public place, typically a park, sometimes a restaurant, and it's a 2 hour visit. Thoughts?
My husband and I have temporary custody of our 3 1/2 year old grandson whom we've had in our home since he was 2 weeks old but took temporary custody of when he was 12 months old due to his mother's neglect and drug use. She is only allowed supervised visitation with no other children or adults present. Visits can only be supervised by her aunt or my husband who is the baby's grandfather. Recently she had another baby with another man (not our son, they broke up shortly after we took custody) and she and her aunt have been bringing the new baby to visitation which is against court orders. We have asked her to petition the court to allow this and she has not done so. At our final temporary custody hearing it was written that if she violated court order, my husband has the right to terminate the visit. We don't want to discourage a relationship with our grandson and his new baby half-sister but we also can't allow her to break the judge's rules. Our question is, will the judge think we're the bad guys if we terminate a visit when she brings her new baby or will he appreciate the fact that we are following the rules? My husband does not want to allow this during his supervision of visitation because he doesn't want the responsibility of watching her newborn while she interacts with her son but has no issue if her aunt wants to watch the baby when it's her turn to supervise. I should mention that they were ordered to meet in a public place, typically a park, sometimes a restaurant, and it's a 2 hour visit. Thoughts?