HammerHEad: Thank you for your reply and I agree with your points.
What I don't understand when everybody talks about no court or parent can make a 14 or 15 year old do what they don't want to do and than when the issue arises it is the opposite. Maybe these children do have a valid reason for not wanting to see their Father (at this time) but if nobody is listening to the children how can authorities make decisions? A Judge is making decisions based on a CL which has revealed nothing about what the kids have expressed to her? That's not right. I am definitely in agreement that children should maintain a relationship with both parents, but there are situations where a different approach to that is necessary. Force is not fixing anything. The kids go and see their Father because they have to not because they want to and he is no further ahead - he still has problem with his kids. He got what HE wanted (to see his kids) but how is that solving anything? They might hate him eventually or just wait until they of legal age. If the Father doesn't see that, why doesn't anybody in the Family Court system come up with a better approach? They are supposed to be the experts!
What I don't understand when everybody talks about no court or parent can make a 14 or 15 year old do what they don't want to do and than when the issue arises it is the opposite. Maybe these children do have a valid reason for not wanting to see their Father (at this time) but if nobody is listening to the children how can authorities make decisions? A Judge is making decisions based on a CL which has revealed nothing about what the kids have expressed to her? That's not right. I am definitely in agreement that children should maintain a relationship with both parents, but there are situations where a different approach to that is necessary. Force is not fixing anything. The kids go and see their Father because they have to not because they want to and he is no further ahead - he still has problem with his kids. He got what HE wanted (to see his kids) but how is that solving anything? They might hate him eventually or just wait until they of legal age. If the Father doesn't see that, why doesn't anybody in the Family Court system come up with a better approach? They are supposed to be the experts!
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