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I will try and make this brief. My 14 yr. old daughter that lives with her dad in Alabama won't call me or answer the call I make to her. Her dad and grandma say she told them she doesn't want to come for her visit with me this summer. I can't get her on the phone to talk to her about this, she hasn't told me personally why she doesn't want to visit. I keep hearing radom things from everyone else. I'm getting fed up with it and it's really pissing me off. I feel like I a stuck here in limbo land. I can't talk to her father on the phone, he always wants to play the blaming game and wants to fight. I just hang up.

What do I do? I want to file paperwork for contempt of court orders.
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DO whatever you have to do NOT to lose your daughter.

My daughter had decided she did not want to visit with me either (even though we are in the same city), so I went right over there and she and I had a long talk.

file the papers, go and see for yourself, keep calling, do whatever it takes. Good luck and ((((hugs))))
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yes, agree with Daisylou 100%
Take whatever action yu need to to not lose yur daughter.
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Hugs Dina...soo sorry about this. 14 yr. olds are so difficult sometimes & throw a blaming ex in the mix...ouch.. it is really, really tough. Praying for you hun. xxxx
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that's what i think too. It's really hard cause she is so far away and I feel my hands are tied cause i keep calling with no response and every passing minute just makes me even more angry
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and to make matters even more difficult (why would I think anything would go right?) I found out my 14 yr. old step-daughter that lives here stole $40 dollars out of my son's piggy bank. And she owes her school $25 dollars for chocolate bars.
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If he is violating the terms of your visitation, then absolutely do what you have to.
chelle37
chelle37
Sorry you're going through this. It makes it sooo much harder when you're not close by to be able to go and see what's up. I work with middle school kids and they're so all over the place. Often the friends become so much their priority for a few years. It could be something like she has a new boyfriend, or there's something going on with her friends she wants to be there for. I know that doesn't make it any easier, it is such a difficult age. I'd just keep trying to get her on the phone, bring up the order if you feel like you need to. Good luck!
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You can call the police there and send them to do a 'check welfare call' they will go make contact and not stop till they have talked to her directly, and she calls you. This usually gets their attention TRUST me!
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Thanks everyone. I bring up the order and things are going to get hairy. He is going to be a real jerk about it. He is so childish
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