Since separation my ex has stubbornly refused to do any driving for my visits with our son. She chose to leave, she took the car, leaving me with no vehicle and has steadfastly maintained for 11 months that any and all driving for access to my son is my responsibility.
Kind of ackward when I do not own a vehicle and do not have the credit to buy/lease one because I'm paying too much in support.
The good news is that up until now I have managed to live in someone's basement 5 minutes away from my ex. I have borrowed cars from family for my access.
However now I am being forced to move further away, and the vehicle I am currently using will no longer be available. Our first case conference is coming up and I asked the courts to order shared driving.
But in the mean time, if I move across town, I won't be able to have any weekday visits because of working 9-5pm, following by bussing/driving during rush hour both ways which won't allow more than about 15 minutes time for a visit to bring him home for bed time. I need my ex to drop him off at my place so I can save that time to actually have a visit.
What happens if I tell her she has to do this driving (because I don't have a car), and she refuses and thus prevents access to my son?
In my (occasionally angry) head I feel that if she insists I do the driving then her support needs to be reduced to a level where I can actually own or lease one. The only purpose of me owning a vehicle is for access visits, as I walk/bus everywhere else.
Kind of ackward when I do not own a vehicle and do not have the credit to buy/lease one because I'm paying too much in support.
The good news is that up until now I have managed to live in someone's basement 5 minutes away from my ex. I have borrowed cars from family for my access.
However now I am being forced to move further away, and the vehicle I am currently using will no longer be available. Our first case conference is coming up and I asked the courts to order shared driving.
But in the mean time, if I move across town, I won't be able to have any weekday visits because of working 9-5pm, following by bussing/driving during rush hour both ways which won't allow more than about 15 minutes time for a visit to bring him home for bed time. I need my ex to drop him off at my place so I can save that time to actually have a visit.
What happens if I tell her she has to do this driving (because I don't have a car), and she refuses and thus prevents access to my son?
In my (occasionally angry) head I feel that if she insists I do the driving then her support needs to be reduced to a level where I can actually own or lease one. The only purpose of me owning a vehicle is for access visits, as I walk/bus everywhere else.
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