Originally posted by Janibel
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My ex gf (age 23) is doing the same thing, despite initially telling the court she intended to return to school once our son was a year old. OW would have paid for her education, her daycare and provided parenting classes as part of the LEAP (learn, earn and parent) program. (She hasn't completed high school)
Last fall she informed the judge during a case conferences that she doesn't intend to go to school or look for any kind of employment until our son was in full day kindergarten. Judge's comment in open court was a sarcastic, "Wow, that's a long time" and that was it.
In LF32's case, if his ex was to find a job, that would weaken her reasons for needing to back to QC to be able to work in her field as a paralegal and also contribute to her having ties in the community where she now lives.
What both women are doing is not in the best interests of their children, but completely within the law and the family court system can't hold it against them.
It really doesn't seem to matter what any particular judge thinks would be reasonable efforts for these young women to be putting in to find at least part time work while their children are young.
I work two jobs around my parenting time and my ex could definitely pick up a part time job for the days our son is in my care but that's not how their mindset works!
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