I am curious to get people’s opinions on the latest in my fiasco.
A discussion was had recently during which I told my ex that I felt our child was old enough next school year to get himself on the bus in the morning (ending the need for daycare). He objected, of course, and told me it was his decision too. I told him he could make arrangements on his parenting time to get our kid to school as he sees fit and I’d do the same.
This is the letter I got today (shorter version):
“This actually is a JOINT PARENTING DECISION to allow our child to stay home by himself and for arrangements for him in the fall. This WILL be a decision BOTH of us have a say in.
If you try making this decision on your own, things will unfortunately come to a head from a legal perspective. Our child’s safety and security are BOTH of our businesses, regardless of on whose “parenting time” they occur on. I’m sure you can agree on that one.”
The child in question is 12 and is entering grade 7 in the fall. He is also an incredibly responsible and organized child. I have discussed this with him and he is keen to try it. I feel it’s just another example of my ex opposing anything he can, regardless of best interests of the child.
Is he right that this is a joint custody decision and I shouldn’t be deciding on my own or is it my time, my plan? Who ultimately decides this if we don’t agree?
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A discussion was had recently during which I told my ex that I felt our child was old enough next school year to get himself on the bus in the morning (ending the need for daycare). He objected, of course, and told me it was his decision too. I told him he could make arrangements on his parenting time to get our kid to school as he sees fit and I’d do the same.
This is the letter I got today (shorter version):
“This actually is a JOINT PARENTING DECISION to allow our child to stay home by himself and for arrangements for him in the fall. This WILL be a decision BOTH of us have a say in.
If you try making this decision on your own, things will unfortunately come to a head from a legal perspective. Our child’s safety and security are BOTH of our businesses, regardless of on whose “parenting time” they occur on. I’m sure you can agree on that one.”
The child in question is 12 and is entering grade 7 in the fall. He is also an incredibly responsible and organized child. I have discussed this with him and he is keen to try it. I feel it’s just another example of my ex opposing anything he can, regardless of best interests of the child.
Is he right that this is a joint custody decision and I shouldn’t be deciding on my own or is it my time, my plan? Who ultimately decides this if we don’t agree?
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