My question is in regard to a high-conflict visitation. I have a friend who recently found out that her 4 year old daughter is being sexually abused by the father's girlfriend's 12 year old daughter. The father will not acknowledge that there is a problem and has said he is going to marry the girlfriend. My friend has some recorded conversations with her daughter as evidence, but the police said they will not press charges because she is 12. It will take a few months before this issue can be addressed in court. How can my friend keep her daughter safe without getting into legal trouble by denying her ex-husband visitations? Another complication is that the father has to have supervised visitations. I do not know the reason. The girlfriend has acted as the supervisor so far, but my friend is concerned that they will both lie about keeping the 12 year old away. -Shandi
Shandi, I would recommend that your friend report the abuse to Child Protective Services, if she has not done so already.If their is a Guardian ad Litem (attorney that represents the child)assigned to the case , she can call their office and report the abuse to them. The Guardian ad Litem's office may be able to get the case into court earlier. I understand the urgency of this case and court proceedings take time. It took over three years for me to divorced. My ex also had court ordered supervised visits. He had his own Dad do the supervising. That left my kids in a very dangerous situation. The Guardian ad Litem office recommended that the visits be moved to a child visitation service.This made it much safer for my children.If you have any other questions please fell free to ask.
The Utah State Courts Office of Guardian ad Litem www.utcourts.gov/specproj/galcasa.htm In Salt Lake City their phone number is 801-578-3962 The child Abuse/Neglect hotline #1-855-323-3237
I appreciated your post about visitations, I never thought about the issues widows and widowers face with visitation issues. This is something I never thought about, single parent families who have lost a mother or father and/or spouse or partner. They may face some of the same issues as single parent families with both the mother or father, but they also have the added dimension of suffering with a major loss in the midst of being a single parent.
My question is in regard to a high-conflict visitation. I have a friend who recently found out that her 4 year old daughter is being sexually abused by the father's girlfriend's 12 year old daughter. The father will not acknowledge that there is a problem and has said he is going to marry the girlfriend. My friend has some recorded conversations with her daughter as evidence, but the police said they will not press charges because she is 12. It will take a few months before this issue can be addressed in court. How can my friend keep her daughter safe without getting into legal trouble by denying her ex-husband visitations? Another complication is that the father has to have supervised visitations. I do not know the reason. The girlfriend has acted as the supervisor so far, but my friend is concerned that they will both lie about keeping the 12 year old away.
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Shandi, I would recommend that your friend report the abuse to Child Protective Services, if she has not done so already.If their is a Guardian ad Litem (attorney that represents the child)assigned to the case , she can call their office and report the abuse to them. The Guardian ad Litem's office may be able to get the case into court earlier. I understand the urgency of this case and court proceedings take time. It took over three years for me to divorced. My ex also had court ordered supervised visits. He had his own Dad do the supervising. That left my kids in a very dangerous situation. The Guardian ad Litem office recommended that the visits be moved to a child visitation service.This made it much safer for my children.If you have any other questions please fell free to ask.
DeleteThe Utah State Courts Office of Guardian ad Litem www.utcourts.gov/specproj/galcasa.htm
In Salt Lake City their phone number is 801-578-3962
The child Abuse/Neglect hotline #1-855-323-3237
I appreciated your post about visitations, I never thought about the issues widows and widowers face with visitation issues. This is something I never thought about, single parent families who have lost a mother or father and/or spouse or partner. They may face some of the same issues as single parent families with both the mother or father, but they also have the added dimension of suffering with a major loss in the midst of being a single parent.
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