A North Dakota mother withheld the children from their father and stopped communication, a court found; the state Supreme Court upheld a contempt ruling awarding him 19 weekends of make-up parenting t...
Parenting schedules are meant to ensure that children maintain relationships with both parents, but disputes can arise when one parent repeatedly prevents the other from exercising court-ordered parenting time. In North Dakota, a mother's decision to withhold her children from their father and stop communicating with him led to a contempt finding and an order granting the father 19 weekends of make-up parenting time.