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  • #16
    Can you not speak with your ex? That would be the mature thing to do, however, I very much understand that this may not be possible. Suggest kid comes to you after school and you can return him around time she gets home from work? Or she can pick him up on her way home?

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    • #17
      Originally posted by blinkandimgone View Post
      I think you're missing the point:

      It is NOT his decision.

      He does not have the right to decide which house to go to when or which bus to get on.

      I cannot even fathom that a 'parent' would even be entertaining any of this?!!
      I am preparing myself for what he will decide on his own. If I were to PLANT that idea in his head, then I would indeed be 'entertaining' this. I am not. He is reaching that point on his own.

      It does not matter if he doesn't have the RIGHT to decide which bus to get on. He has the ABILITY. He will exercise that soon.

      Come on everyone - you can't tell me that kids don't TEST their limits and as a parent you need to be prepared for that.

      When it happens - there is the 'legal' way to handle it, which is BROKEN, and there is the 'PARENTING' way to handle it. You can't know the dynamics of the 'PARENTING' way, without knowing the parents, and the scenario my 9 year old son is in at his Grandma's house.

      Let me give you a FICTITIOUS scenario. Let's say that your son is telling you his Uncle is doing drugs, and offering them to your son. Do you follow the court order? No way! You keep your son, and immediately file an emergency motion to deal with the issue.

      Now, what about issues that are serious, but either not 'emergency' or hard to prove. Do you WAIT forever for the broken system to do something about it while your child is 'damaged'?

      My question is more towards those scenarios, rather than simple child discipline issues.

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      • #18
        Originally posted by wife#2 View Post
        Can you not speak with your ex? That would be the mature thing to do, however, I very much understand that this may not be possible. Suggest kid comes to you after school and you can return him around time she gets home from work? Or she can pick him up on her way home?
        I can talk to her. She can't talk to me. Your other points are good - but she refuses to allow more time with me, no matter what the reason.

        She even wants me to pay for day camp on her weeks in the summer, when she ISN'T working, rather then spend time with him, because apparently she has 'things to do'. I offered she can drop him off and pick him up from my house on those weeks, since I work from home and can flex my hours. She almost bit my head off.

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        • #19
          I'm sorry BigDad, you do not get to make that call. The process may not work well, but it is the only one we have. You don't get to ignore the law just because you don't like it.

          Your separation agreement is a binding agreement. You can't change it without mutual signed agreement between the parents or a court order. Your son does not get a vote, nor should you encourage him to think he does. The best you can tell him is that you will try and make it happen, but that it will take time.

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          • #20
            Originally posted by bigdad View Post
            Hello everyone,

            My 9 yr old son....

            Thanks in advance for all advice!
            Can anyone hear it? That voice? That omnipresent voice in case law coming? That common quote from that Justice that echos through hundreds of court rooms a day in our country... That quote... of pure and utter judicial common sense... That quote... Which must have been posted to this site a hundred times before...

            As Justice Quinn stated in Gerenia v. Harb:

            Undoubtedly, there are many tasks that a child, when asked may find unpleasant to perform. But ask we must and perform they must. A child who refused to go on an access visit should be treated by the custodial parent the same as a child who refused to go to school or otherwise misbehaves. The job of a parent is to parent.
            Please PARENT YOUR CHILD.

            PS: This is from commonly quoted case law otherwise known as Jurisprudence. If you should keep your child and use the "excuse" that the child doesn't want to go... You will have this read to you by the judge, an order made against you, possible fine (contempt), reduction in access, loss of any custody and reduction in access. Finally you will have COST awarded against you and have to pay the other parent's legal fees for being well... As the very Honourable Mr. Justice Quinn states: NOT PARENTING YOUR CHILD!

            Good Luck!
            Tayken

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            • #21
              Originally posted by DowntroddenDad View Post
              I'm sorry BigDad, you do not get to make that call. The process may not work well, but it is the only one we have. You don't get to ignore the law just because you don't like it.

              Your separation agreement is a binding agreement. You can't change it without mutual signed agreement between the parents or a court order. Your son does not get a vote, nor should you encourage him to think he does. The best you can tell him is that you will try and make it happen, but that it will take time.
              I thought that given your screen-name, you had experience with this. But, now you've got me confused.

              My ex has flat out IGNORED the law because she doesn't like it. The system does nothing. I've seen this happen with guys too. LOTS. In other words, my experience proves you are wrong.

              Once my son is 12 years old, and perhaps sooner, he absolutely does get a 'vote'. In fact a really strong one. My questions all relate to dealing with the 'gray period' between now and when he is 12.

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              • #22
                @ Tayken,

                Thanks for that post. Unbelievable.

                When my son was bullied at school, and came home with his winter coat hood ripped off at the seam, and marks on his neck, I kept him home from school until I spoke with the principle the next day.

                I would expect that the same would apply if he was said something extremely disconcerting about his Mom's house.

                I guess not.

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                • #23
                  Originally posted by Tayken View Post
                  Can anyone hear it? That voice? That omnipresent voice in case law coming? That common quote from that Justice that echos through hundreds of court rooms a day in our country... That quote... of pure and utter judicial common sense... That quote... Which must have been posted to this site a hundred times before...

                  As Justice Quinn stated in Gerenia v. Harb:



                  Please PARENT YOUR CHILD.

                  PS: This is from commonly quoted case law otherwise known as Jurisprudence. If you should keep your child and use the "excuse" that the child doesn't want to go... You will have this read to you by the judge, an order made against you, possible fine (contempt), reduction in access, loss of any custody and reduction in access. Finally you will have COST awarded against you and have to pay the other parent's legal fees for being well... As the very Honourable Mr. Justice Quinn states: NOT PARENTING YOUR CHILD!

                  Good Luck!
                  Tayken

                  I, for one, was waiting for you to see this thread, as I knew that quote was coming.

                  However it seems that the OP is siding with his son instead of parenting.

                  Sure - I could try to make arrangements to do an exchange right away when he comes to my house when he should be going to hers, and we have done that twice over the years when he honestly made the mistake. But, she is not home, and his Uncle and Grandma can't drive. Further, there is a restraining order against the Uncle - he is not to approach me, and I certainly can't provoke that scenario by approaching him. By the time his Mother is home - he will have had his reward by playing with his friends here for an hour or 2.
                  Your kidding me right...you son disobeys the rules and you reward him by ALLOWING him to play!? Get your head of of yous a$$ man. If your son shows up when he is to be with his mother you have two RESPONSIBLE choices

                  1) Put him in the car and take him to his mothers
                  2) He sits his 9 year old butt on time out.. NO TV, NO VIDEO GAMES, NO BOOKS, NO FRIENDS, NO ANYTHING... until such time you hear from his mother as to what she wants to do.

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                  • #24
                    BigDad, I have three kids. One of whom is 18 and can make a decision on his own without amending the agreement, and two who are 16 and 14. I understand from some reading that 14 is the age at which a judge would take the child's feelings into consideration, that is FAR from saying that the child gets to make the decision at 14.

                    I've told the 18 year old that I would be very happy to have him with me, but I only want him to live with me because that is what he wants to do for good reasons, and not because it would hurt his mother.

                    If you feel your child is in danger at the other home, contact CAS. They will investigate and decide whether something needs to be done, and as an outsider to the agreement their report will have weight with a judge (not that the CAS is perfect).

                    If your child is in immediate danger, keep him with you and call CAS.

                    By keeping your son without consent of the other parent, you are in contempt, and any contempt charges will not be viewed kindly if you do apply to get full custody. It is in your best long term interests to not do anything that would prejudice the courts against you.

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                    • #25
                      Originally posted by Berner_Faith View Post
                      I, for one, was waiting for you to see this thread, as I knew that quote was coming.
                      Like the sands of the hour glass... These are the posts of OttawaDivorce.com.

                      Originally posted by Berner_Faith View Post
                      However it seems that the OP is siding with his son instead of parenting.
                      And not putting 2 and 2 together and realizing that I was using case law to make him look like a bad parent.

                      I hope that the mother in this matter comes to this website and reads this thread. I would be more than happy to explain to her how to bring forward an urgent motion should the original poster in contravention of the Criminal Code section 282.(1) abducts the child in question in contravention of a court order and harbours the child at his personal residence.

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                      • #26
                        Originally posted by Berner_Faith View Post
                        Your kidding me right...you son disobeys the rules and you reward him by ALLOWING him to play!? Get your head of of yous a$$ man. If your son shows up when he is to be with his mother you have two RESPONSIBLE choices

                        1) Put him in the car and take him to his mothers
                        2) He sits his 9 year old butt on time out.. NO TV, NO VIDEO GAMES, NO BOOKS, NO FRIENDS, NO ANYTHING... until such time you hear from his mother as to what she wants to do.
                        Now Berner_Faith... That response was not what I was expecting. But, much needed tone of voice for the poster in question and sage advice.

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                        • #27
                          Have you spoken to your ex about counselling for the boy? It sounds like he is very angry and a neutral third party would likely help him with his feelings here (note, I am not the bleeding-heart-liberal type...this is just the same thought process I would go through if my daughter should ever come like this).

                          Then I would speak (well, speak via email in a very business like manner) with the ex about how you can work together to fix this. Either by having the boy over at your house until she comes home or some other alternative.

                          Should all other alternatives fail and the child decides to stay with you, at the age of 12, a judge will begin to listen to the wants of the child. The judge would then make a decision based off of the childs reasoning and maturity.

                          The idea of not changing the court order is fundamentally flawed on so many levels. You realize, should the ex file the existing order with FRO, and refuse to terminate your payments, FRO will continue to garnish your wages until you get a court order. And then back payment from the your ex MAY happen, but that is up to the judge.

                          As for your issue of dropping the kid off, it is called curb-side drop-offs. You drive up and tell the kid to get out. There is no need to walk them to the door. You just watch them go.

                          But you first have to be a parent and tell your kid that, even though you love them very much, what they are doing is unacceptable. And that you will do your best to work with your ex to figure out something that will be acceptable to everyone.

                          You need to parent. You also need to work with your ex to fix this. The idea that just because the kid can do something because they are simply able, doesn't negate that they need to understand there are reprocussions for their actions.

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                          • #28
                            Originally posted by Tayken View Post
                            Now Berner_Faith... That response was not what I was expecting. But, much needed tone of voice for the poster in question and sage advice.
                            I suppose it angers me when parents allow their children to call the shots... maybe it was the way I was raised? My parents didn't take crap from us kids (they had 4). Our household was always so busy, which is why there were rules and those rules were expected to be followed.

                            There were numerous occasions over the years of living in my parents home, where either my siblings or I, lost tv and/or game privileges, and I remember one time, I screwed up bad and was not allowed to go to my friends birthday party ( can't remember exactly what I did, but boy do I remember the consequence of having to sit home and do nothing, while all my friends enjoyed the party)

                            I think the issue with "kids" these days, is that parents are afraid to discipline. They are afraid to put children on time out or take privileges away... because god forbid their children hate them for a day I am sure there were many times I "hated" my parents, but looking back now I realize it really was not that bad.

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                            • #29
                              Originally posted by bigdad View Post
                              @ Tayken,

                              Thanks for that post. Unbelievable.

                              When my son was bullied at school, and came home with his winter coat hood ripped off at the seam, and marks on his neck, I kept him home from school until I spoke with the principle the next day.

                              I would expect that the same would apply if he was said something extremely disconcerting about his Mom's house.

                              I guess not.
                              You appear to be an "over anxious" and possibly "over bearing" parent.

                              Also, here is more sage advice (Berner_Faith you guessing this coming next too?):

                              I challenge "bigdad" to be the "big man" and read these articles (which are short) and provide cogent and relevant argument counter to his claims against the other parent and why they could possible not be truthful in his matter:

                              Article 1:

                              Your Social Worker - Gary Direnfeld, MSW, RSW

                              Article 2:

                              Your Social Worker - Gary Direnfeld, MSW, RSW

                              To even make it easier I challenge "bigdad" to be a big man and state how he is not doing exactly this and why he is not:

                              In the context of high conflict seperated parents, normal childhood behavior and incidents can take on epic proportions. Otherwise normal behavour can lead to suspician or be used against a parent to undermine care and custody. As one parent cries fowel, the other cries parental alienation cyndrome. The fight is on and heats up to the point of boiling over. The child is caught in the middle and their behaviour escalades as a result. Both parents then use the child’s behaviour as evidence of their own claim against the other.
                              To test if "bigdad" is a "big man" and actually READING this message. He can re-quote the above quote (to demonstrate he read it) and fix the spelling errors I injected into it.

                              Good Luck!
                              Tayken

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                              • #30
                                Originally posted by Tayken View Post
                                You appear to be an "over anxious" and possibly "over bearing" parent.

                                Also, here is more sage advice (Berner_Faith you guessing this coming next too?):

                                I challenge "bigdad" to be the "big man" and read these articles (which are short) and provide cogent and relevant argument counter to his claims against the other parent and why they could possible not be truthful in his matter:

                                Article 1:

                                Your Social Worker - Gary Direnfeld, MSW, RSW

                                Article 2:

                                Your Social Worker - Gary Direnfeld, MSW, RSW

                                To even make it easier I challenge "bigdad" to be a big man and state how he is not doing exactly this and why he is not:



                                To test if "bigdad" is a "big man" and actually READING this message. He can re-quote the above quote (to demonstrate he read it) and fix the spelling errors I injected into it.

                                Good Luck!
                                Tayken
                                I always do look forward to your posts... you have a way of showing people are silly they are being, without actually saying it.

                                I am sure "BigDad" will not take anything we are saying as the truth, because lets face it... the 9 year old rules the households.

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