u/Legitimate-Manager55

I have a Texas custody/child support case involving a 10 year old child. The father is agreeing to pay child support and medical expenses, so he clearly understands this is not a termination of parental rights situation. However, he now wants absolutely no visitation, no communication with our child, and essentially no involvement outside of financial obligations.

For context, I left the relationship after repeated infidelity involving the mother of his other children. Since the breakup, he has maintained relationships with his other children but is choosing to completely withdraw from our child specifically. This is not a situation involving abuse allegations against him or safety concerns preventing contact. Our child does want communication with him, and I do not feel comfortable simply agreeing to him disappearing completely when this is emotionally affecting our child.

I understand courts cannot physically force a parent to exercise visitation, but do Texas courts ever order reunification therapy, counseling, therapeutic visitation, or some type of structured process in situations where a parent is voluntarily withdrawing from the child for personal reasons unrelated to the child’s safety?

Also, our original agreement involved him being responsible for ongoing expenses outside of standard child support, including medical reimbursements and school-related costs. Our son is special needs and attends therapy multiple times a week, which creates frequent and expensive ongoing medical costs.

My concern now is practical enforcement. If he has changed his number, refuses to coparent, and does not want communication with me, how are these reimbursements typically handled long term? Do parents usually have court ordered communication apps or reimbursement systems in place for this? Am I realistically expected to keep an attorney on retainer indefinitely every time reimbursement issues come up, or are these types of expenses normally enforceable without constant attorney involvement?

Also to be clear, I did not agree to this settlement. our child will be 11 in a few weeks and he has not ever supported him so we did initially put retroactive child support in the order as well which he said he is not going to agree to.

Not asking for representation or direct legal advice, just trying to better understand what realistic remedies or structures Texas family courts use in situations like this.

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