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Can a parent with an alcohol problem get visitation?

Can a parent with an alcohol problem get visitation?

If the parent chose alcohol, he or she would not receive court-ordered visitation (I would leave the visitation in the discretion of the other parent and trust that the other parent would allow whatever visitation he or she felt was productive and safe for the children).

How to get sole custody when your ex is an alcoholic?

It can be difficult to gain sole custody of the children, even if your ex is an alcoholic. Parents must first determine whether they want sole physical custody, sole legal custody, or both. Next they must be able to prove the other parent is an alcoholic, and that their alcoholism is harmful to the children.

Can a custodial parent care for an alcoholic?

But, let’s look at the circumstances where the temperament of the alcoholic/addict parent does not present a risk to their child or children. The most important thing the custodial parent can do is formulate a co-parental agreement.

How to remedy the Visitation of an emotionally abusive parent?

A child counselor can document the emotional abuse and attempt to work with the non-custodial parent to remedy the emotional abuse. When beginning counseling for their child, custodial parents should be aware of concerns the court may have that the counseling is possibly just further manipulation by an alienating custodial parent.

If the parent chose alcohol, he or she would not receive court-ordered visitation (I would leave the visitation in the discretion of the other parent and trust that the other parent would allow whatever visitation he or she felt was productive and safe for the children).

It can be difficult to gain sole custody of the children, even if your ex is an alcoholic. Parents must first determine whether they want sole physical custody, sole legal custody, or both. Next they must be able to prove the other parent is an alcoholic, and that their alcoholism is harmful to the children.

Can a father have visitation rights if he has sole custody?

If you have sole physical custody of your child, the other parent – normally the father – will generally have some form of visitation rights. As the parent with physical custody, you would be referred to as the custodial parent, while the father of your child would be called the non-custodial parent.

But, let’s look at the circumstances where the temperament of the alcoholic/addict parent does not present a risk to their child or children. The most important thing the custodial parent can do is formulate a co-parental agreement.