The Question: Should a non-custodial parent ever ignore the courts and take his/her child from the parent who has custody?
My 2 Cents: A non-custodial parent can make a situation worse by violating court-ordered custody arrangements. Even in cases where the child(ren) is/are clearly in danger, the non-custodial parent has to be wise about how s/he goes about attempting to get his/her child(ren) out of an abusive and/or dangerous situation.
A non-custodial parent should never ignore the courts and take his/her child(ren) from the parent who has custody, but the non-custodial parent should continue to make every, legal effort to change the courts’ opinions if the non-custodial parent is absolutely positive the child(ren) are being abused and/or put in harm’s way.
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Take a few moments to check out the tweets from Twitter on this subject:
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PROTECTED TWEETER No, I would not want to go against the courts decision. Could affect future custody hearings.
PROTECTED TWEETER never. My birth parents didn’t raise me/have custody of me&it was for a good reason so they don’t get to make those calls
iamvictorious of course, there is a reason they aren’t the custodial parent and taking the child proves they aren’t thinking about the child.
Speaklife2 Depends…suspected or proven child molestation, suspected or proven child abuse, I say take em!! Deal w/court later.
Pettra88 No…never. You see what happened in NC.
NightShade10 if you know for a fact your child is in danger,yes!I would suffer a life time incarcerated for doing the right thing for my kid
MissMeandI If the parent isn’t doing the PROPER things s/he should be doing 4 the child, or is put’n the child in danger YES
AbayKamau Hmm. Well, if done against custodial parents wishes, the answer would be no. However, at times a more direct agreement is made.
rishaholmes No, that is illegal, must go through proper channels …if abuse is suspected one must still go through it legally.
XPhile1908 only if the custodial parent is abusive or is a danger to the child in some other demonstrable way.
TankaBar_JasonD If the child is in danger I think they should find common ground for the safety of the child. it comes to that they should.
atane If the child’s life is in danger, then yes. But that person should be aware of the consequences of their actions & accept them.
blacknthick I have to say yes & no only in a case where the court and police is not doing there job &they child isn’t being taking care of
queenesther Yes, ma’am – I think the legalities would prevent me as a parent from doing what i want without getting tossed in jail, no?
mayqueen79 Depends- if the custodial parent beats, abuses, neglects or puts them in an unsafe situation- hell, yes. Any other reason, no.
SGTMcClain yes if the childs saftey is in immediate danger
Ms_LaTisha The non-custodial parent should fight for custody the right way to avoid hurting their chances of legally having custody
LadyJay91 Only with more than great reasons, I hope they take the issue to court 1st & the court rules on the correct parents side.
Ms_LaTisha Absolutely NOT!
md20737 NO
BLKMGK Only if the children are in danger.
PROTECTED TWEETER sometimes the courts mess up, most of the time they don’t. So it depends, every situation is different.
walkerdl Only if the child is in imminent danger
queenesther Is that even possible without the express consent of the parent who has custody of the child?
treschic67 Absolutly, if the non-custodial parent feels the child is in danger or if the child is being neglected.
JoshDamage you ask really vague questions. again it depends on the circumstances, each case is different…in some instances it may or may not be a good thing.
PROTECTED TWEETER In many cases it would be the right thing 2do, but even if better parent the courts side w/one who follows the law, not who breaks .
sunshine625 …heck no!
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