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What do I do if the other parent is not following the court order?

There are several options:

• Contact your local police department and ask them to enforce the order
• Contact the district attorney in your county. Look for the Child Abduction or Recovery Unit.
• File an action in court to enforce the order and have the judge find that the parent who violated the order is in contempt of court. 

In case you have to go back to court, you should keep accurate records of all visitation violations. Keep a journal or mark up a calendar, with the dates and times that the other parent did not follow the order and didn’t show up, showed up late, or other problems.

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