Legal Question in Family Law in Texas

I have a 12 year old son, and his father was recently placed on 10 years probation and one of the terms is to have no contact with minor children. He hasn't been a part of my son's life in over 6 years. Child support is taken out of his check by the Attorney General under the general support order which also outlines general visitation. We have joint custody, with me being the primary conservator. There is no communication between he and I, nor my son and him. My question is - is there anything I need to do legally to make sure that my son is protected should he decide he wants to exercise his visitation per the order from the Attorney General? He doesn't know that I am aware of his recent troubles.


Asked on 6/24/10, 2:00 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Mark Dunn Mark D. Dunn

You might do this: Write him a letter (paper letter - lick a stamp), keep a copy for yourself, and mail a copy to his probation officer. The letter will say:

I understand that you are on probation until the year 2020 and that one of the terms of your probation is that you are not allowed to have contact with minor children. Our son is 12 years old, and even though you have court-ordered visitation, if you exercise it, that would violate your probation. Accordingly, you should not attempt to exercise visitation until , when our son will turn 18. If you attempt to exercise your court-ordered visitation, I will report the incident to Mr. , your probation officer.

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Answered on 6/24/10, 5:39 am


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