Mr. Corletta walked into a tough situation with a client being denied visitation with their son in L.A. v. H.S. (Mon. Co. Fam. Ct., 9/6/17).

          In that case, the other parent was denying visitation to his client, and that parent filed a Petition, only one month after having agreed to neutral pick-up and drop-off points for visitation, seeking to change that Order for no good reason.

          Mr. Corletta promptly addressed both problems by filing a Motion to Dismiss the Petition, arguing there was no legal basis to modify the Order.

          The Attorney for the Child agreed, and the Petition was dismissed outright.

          Turning to the attack, Mr. Corletta also filed a Petition seeking to have the other parent held in contempt for denying visitation. As a result, a new Order was made strictly enforcing visitation, and further clarifying that the neutral pick up and drop off points would remain and would be enforced.

          As a result, Mr. Corletta’s client’s visitation with the child was immediately restored. Mr. Corletta intervened with school authorities to ensure that the client was able to pick up the child at school, as per the Court Order, without interference from the other parent. Needless to say, Mr. Corletta’s client was extremely grateful for this result, and is now enjoying visitation with the child.