Children can sense a lot more than we give them credit for. Sit down with your son and ask him why he doesn't want to visit his father. If the father is a good man and you don't want to hurt his feelings, it's time to sit down with the father and discuss this problem. Both of you can work something out. Please don't force your child to do something they don't want to do. There is a reason your child is not comfortable leaving you and visiting his father and it could simply be not wanting to be away from you. If you discuss this with your ex then hopefully you can let the child skip the visitation rights for now or plan to do things together with your ex and son. Many children around this age are not comfortable with "overnighters" or being away from their mothers. Divorce or parents splitting up is far harder on children than adults often realize.
It's certainly true that even very young children are quite intuitive and their feelings should most definitely be addressed. However, if the possessory conservator is not willing to discuss or negotiate other terms, the managing conservator should use extreme caution before taking any action. When an order of visitation is in place it cannot be ignored/violated without the possibility of a contempt of court citation.
Not really. It depends on the situation.
Yes unless the mother gets remarried and the child is adopted by the new husband
yes, and should see links below
If you have a court order of the custody agreement you can call the police.
Refuses or is not able to in this economy? Of the two, not getting access to the child is far more damaging to the child and society as a whole. We don't need more another fatherless child adding to the crime rate. see link below.
What country are you in?
Yes, but he can file for contempt charges. see links below on how
Hester refuses to name the father of her child, Pearl, in Nathaniel Hawthorne's novel "The Scarlet Letter." She refuses to publicly shame him, choosing to bear the punishment for both of them.
I suggest you file a motion in court to declare the existence of father/child relationship. Be prepared to pay child support and confront a very angry husband!
The court determines DNA by either hair samples or looks of the child and father.
If he has them and refuses to return them you can call the police. If you want him to have legal physical custody the both of you need to go back to court and have the custody order modified and the father's child support order terminated.
Yes. File for a child support order with your local county. They will initiate a paternity test on the potential father, if that is not the father, they can test other men. They will order him to submit to the DNA test. If he refuses then they can actually rule him the father in some states.