Okay, after a bitter custody battle, I now have custody. Father of my two older boys bought an XBox for the oldest. When the change of custody happened, my oldest brought his Xbox with him. along with his games. Now, at the moment he is on punishment which means no Xbox. So he complained ot his dad. His dad told him to bring the Xbox back to his house. I said no. Won't let that little boy manipulate the situation. His father called today demanding that I let our son take his Xbox back. I said no. I have custody now. the item was a gift to his son. I will not allow him to take it out of the house, especially since he is on punishment. The father threatened to call the cops. I said he can take it up in court. he tried to get irate, i hung up. from what I understand, anything you buy your children is a gift and cannot be demanded back. how could i have handled this better. just because i handed out a punishment, the father would let him play the Xbox just to spite me.Would the police really do anything?That is exactly what the father is doing, trying to spite you. Just to get you mad. I think you are 100% right, everything that you did. Keep the Xbox, it stays in your house. If Dad wants one tell him to buy one for his house. Don't argue with him, you wont get anywhere. And let him call the police, they will get a kick outta it. Have fun. . .Would the police really do anything?I agree with the last answer!!Would the police really do anything?His threat to %26quot;call the cops%26quot; is an idle one. The police are not the divorce police. The police do not involve themselves in custody or property disputes between divorced people.
Your ex's remedy is to return to family court and petition that you be held in contempt if you are not complying with the custody/visitation or property settlement provisions of your dissolution decree.
In an appropriate case, where a court has ordered that some particular property is to be transferred from one spouse to the ex, the court may order the police to carry out the terms of the order (so as to preserve the peace).
You say you have custody (so I assume your ex just has visitation, not joint custody). In that case, the court likely has awarded you the children's property. Property gifted to the children is included in that category. So your ex doesn't appear to have much of a case. Good luck.Would the police really do anything?Technically, a gift, once given, can never be reclaimed. It is the receiver's for ever and ever. You are in charge of your son, seeing as you have custody. Therefore, you can say that your son cannot play the Xbox. The father can't demand the Xbox, the giver can't demand the Xbox. It is your son's, and your son is under your juristriction. The police cannot do anything to you.
