My daughters father has my daughter for a scheduled visit of a week and I haven't heard from him since Saturday and she's supposed to stay until Sunday. I had a way to contact him, but now I don't. He got a new phone and didn't give me the number or another way to contact him. I've been looking for ways to contact him and I can't. I've also been looking for things I can do about this and nothing. Does anybody know what I can do about this? I live in NYC if it helps.
Do you know where he lives? are you able to drive over there? if so I would drive over and get the number. You need to be able to contact him if there is a problem of any kind. Not everyone has cell phones these days so there is really nothing you can do about no phone number if he doesn't have a phone at all. But there needs to be a way to reach him. a neighbor or something.
I would be on the phone to a lawyer ASAP, there is no way I wouldn't have a way to get ahold of him and if he won't give it to you, I'd go thru a lawyer no matter what the cost.
Call the police and tell them what happened. Give them his address and ask for a well check on your child. Then get a copy of the police report and file it with a modification to your parenting time/custody paperwork. Make sure the new wording says "each parent allowed daily phone call to child if wanted" or something. Also make sure it says that each parent is to notify other parent in the event of ANY change in contact info (email, phone, address, work etc) at least 24 hours in advance of the change occuring. I can't tell you how much we have been thru with our 2 court hearing in the last 2 years and all the modifications we have filed. We now have all of our papers in black and white so none of this b.s. can happen. good luck,
You could call your attorney that helped set up the papers for the visitation and ask them if he has to allow you to have contact information.
I am not sure the dad has to legally give you anything. I assume he would want to for the return privilege of being able to contact you and his child so I'd make sure and ask him for the information.
Hi Laur, my divorce agreement, custody arrangement, says something like....neither party shall prohibit the other from contact with the children for any reason, blah blah blah....and that both parties must keep the other up to date regarding contact information. I think it's a pretty standard paragraph. You have every right to have contact info. Like some other's have said, I would go over there and just ask.
If he refuses, you should contact the court where your custody arrangement was determined.
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Do you know where he lives??? If so, I would suggest making your way over there as soon as possible...Is there anyone else in his family that you can contact (his mother, father, sister, brother)...as soon as he drops her off tell him that you need to be able to contact him when he has her!!
If its not in your custody papers, not much you can do. I'd get it added asap that you get nightly phone calls or everyotherday or something. From what i have been told its none of my bussiness what my ex is doing with our kids on his time. If you fear for her safety you can call police and ask for a child welfare check. Hope you get to talk to her soon. We also have it in our papers niether one of us can keep the kids longer than 4 days even vacations.
