My spouse has not been visiting with the
children. Can I make him?
Obviously, being tardy for visitation or not showing up at all is
detrimental to your children. The first thing that you should do is to
attempt to explain that fact to your ex. If he continues not to see the
children, you may want to document each occasion that he is late or
does not show. Unfortunately, there is generally no way to actually
force your ex to see his children. Visitation is considered a right, not
an obligation. What you can do is prevent his “popping in” when it is
convenient for him. If he has not seen the children for a while, you
may want to seek a court order restricting his parenting time so that
he cannot enforce the original order giving him alternate weekends
on a whim when he hasn’t spoken to the kids in six months. Your
attorney can better advise you as to how the courts in your locality
would treat your request for such an order.

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