What can the court do at the hearing if it finds that the parenting time order has been violated?
The judge has many options available, depending on the facts of the case. The court can: • specify a detailed schedule, especially if only a general schedule now exists add new terms and conditions to the parenting time order • order make-up parenting time, to compensate for time that was improperly denied to a parent • order the parent who has violated the plan to post a bond (deposit money) with the court that the parent would lose for continuing to disobey the parenting time order • require both parents to attend classes that teach the parents about the effect on children when parenting time is denied • order the party who has violated the order (or the party who failed to prove the order was violated) to pay the costs of the hearing process (including filing fees, court fees, hearing costs, and attorney fees) • end or modify spousal support terms that had been ordered between the parents • end or modify child support (if the child lives in another state, the court may not have the
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