I am looking for an answer to that myself. My daughter is 12 also and has not gone to see her Dad for almost a year now. At first he refused to have her because he was so frustrated by her "girl nonsense" .. That means not being comfortable with him as she is with females. Being a conscientios student and involved with sports.She says he yelled at her for 4 hours because he had to interrupt a long weekend vacation. His house is dirty. His wife tried to appeal to her to visit by saying she is on a cleaning strike and she needs her help.
Anyway, he has not won her over. I am staying on good terms with him because my son visits. i am not preventing her from seeing him or alienating her . He is doing that . She wants to move far away, she wants me to only have custody but I know there still has to be visitation so no point there.
I don't think he can make her like him or want to see him even if it is the law. I have managed to bring the two together . She only would have dinner if I was there. I would like to know myself if she could legally divorce him.


