Are we REQUIRED to keep her for visitation?

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My husband has to work this weekend and every weekend for the next few months because of a project they are working on. Which leaves me having to keep SD11 on those weekends while he is working. I don't enjoy this at all. Plus I am on call this weekend and will probably have to work at least part of the time. I could possibly get out of it, but I'd lose quite a bit of money. We could hire a babysitter but we really don't know anybody.

So my question is this. Is visitation a RIGHT or is it required by law?

No, you are not required to

No, you are not required to get her. Visitation is a right but he does not have to excrrsize this right if he doesn't want want o or is unable.

No. It is not. It is a

No. It is not. It is a right that may be exercised by the non-custodial parent, or not, but it is optional. The custodial parent may not WITHHOLD visitation, but the NCP does not have to exercise the right. One would think that if the father has to work, he can't be with the child anyway, and you are not the babysitter.

No. The NCP does not have to

No. The NCP does not have to exercise their visitation, however, if they do this too often it will set a pattern and if the custodial parent wants to, they can then take the NCP back to court and request to reduce / ammend the parenting time/schedule. This could also result in a change in child support.

Just something to be aware of.

But visitation really is for the parent (not the step) so Dad may welcome a different parenting schedule so that he can spend time with skid.

I would try to get skid when

I would try to get skid when visitation is granted, just so that BM can't use that as ammunition against you in the future. I also would tell DH that he needs to find a babysitter for his kid as you are unable to watch her. I would rather know there is someone watching her in the case you get called into work, so that you don't have to scramble to figure out what to do with skid.