Consent order. Court order. How much cost. Who pays if broken.?

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Im looking to try and get a consent order for regular routine for my daughter. Some people are saying its not worth it because the ex wife can still mess me about and keep making me drag her to court will cost me money.
My questions are.
Do court orders work?
Who pays if its broken?
Any advice to help me?
Will a parenting plan be considered in court?
Thanks in advance

Other info: I currently have my daughter 50/50 with my wife. But she keeps changing the routine for my daughter. All I want is stability for her. So I would like something from the court. My daughter obviously means more to me than money. I have also created a parenting plan 6 months ago that we both signed and agreed to but now she is changing things and upsetting the routine.
 
Each state has different rules. However, yes, court orders do work. Typically, if you have a court order signed by a Judge, you can often get police to help enforce it. For example, if you were supposed to pick up your daughter on Friday at 5:00, but she is refusing, then the police can (sometimes) help.

If the court order is not followed by one party and the other does not agree to make a modification, then you (usually - depends on the state) have to take her back to court. You would file a petition for contempt stating what she did that did not follow the court's order and then you would ask that she have to pay for your attorney's fees. If she is found to be in contempt, most courts will order that she have to pay some attorney fees.

The questions that you ask are very easily answered by an attorney who handles family law. You definately need a court order because w/o one, she can pretty much do whatever she wants and you have no recourse (usually very bad for the child). Have a consultation with an attorney; those fees for a consultation are usually free or very reduced in price; your questions will be answered and the atty can tell you what he/she could do for you and what it would take (retainer $$).

Good luck. I hope it works out well for you and your daughter.
 
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