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Question: if we court order to see my grand daughter and the mother is now holding her from coming over cause she got mad at the father wont let her come over she does this all the time its away of her getting back at him and hurting him she is selfish my grand daught adore he father.

Answer:

The following is provided for informational purposes only and should not be taken as legal advice.  To determine how the law applies to your specific situation, you may want to consider consulting an attorney directly http://azlawhelp.org/articles_info.cfm?mc=1&sc=2&articleid=129.

This article http://azlawhelp.org/articles_info.cfm?mc=1&sc=1&articleid=68 may be helpful to you as you consider what actions to take.  It is unclear from your question whether you already have court-ordered custody or visitation.  The above article will help explain how to get a court order.  In addition, the self service section of the Maricopa County Court http://www.superiorcourt.maricopa.gov/SuperiorCourt/Self-ServiceCenter/Forms/FamilyCourt/ has forms needed with explanations as to how to file. 

If you already have court-ordered custody or visitation and one parent is not following the court’s orders, the above website also has the forms needed to petition the court to force the other party to obey the court’s orders.