Facts:
Male
8 years separated.
6 years divorced and remarried
3 teens.
Detailed separation agreement includes specific parenting plan provisions.
Joint legal custody with joint decisions making for major decisions including activities. Consent is required.
Equal access to appointments etc.
Long history of mother making unilateral decisions. Hates having to consult so does not. Then makes claims for cash for activities without consent. Activities all started after separation agreement (no history during marriage).
Long history of belligerence, withholding kids, making demands, nasty conduct.
Mother sued for sole custody 2 years ago and also claims unsubstantiated arrears plus some really weird other claims. Sole custody is based on assertion that step-mom interfered by sending 2 emails to tell he to comply with the parenting plan over a 6 year period.
Latest offer from them (only one) is for joint custody and a Parenting coordinator. Redundant since agreement already has Joint so WTF???
Lawyer refuses to discuss, only wants to appear at trial. 4 pre-trial conferences that went in circles. I am very confident in my response that now has hundreds of exhibits proving wilful breach of parenting plan and likely malice. Judges so far are kind of shaking their heads. Final conference is in 2 weeks with trial set in 3 weeks. Not hopeful for any settlement especially unenforceable.
What I really want in the end is some kind of an order to enforce the existing parenting plan. Someone suggested a motion for a contempt order.
Any experience here? I want something I can enforce.
Male
8 years separated.
6 years divorced and remarried
3 teens.
Detailed separation agreement includes specific parenting plan provisions.
Joint legal custody with joint decisions making for major decisions including activities. Consent is required.
Equal access to appointments etc.
Long history of mother making unilateral decisions. Hates having to consult so does not. Then makes claims for cash for activities without consent. Activities all started after separation agreement (no history during marriage).
Long history of belligerence, withholding kids, making demands, nasty conduct.
Mother sued for sole custody 2 years ago and also claims unsubstantiated arrears plus some really weird other claims. Sole custody is based on assertion that step-mom interfered by sending 2 emails to tell he to comply with the parenting plan over a 6 year period.
Latest offer from them (only one) is for joint custody and a Parenting coordinator. Redundant since agreement already has Joint so WTF???
Lawyer refuses to discuss, only wants to appear at trial. 4 pre-trial conferences that went in circles. I am very confident in my response that now has hundreds of exhibits proving wilful breach of parenting plan and likely malice. Judges so far are kind of shaking their heads. Final conference is in 2 weeks with trial set in 3 weeks. Not hopeful for any settlement especially unenforceable.
What I really want in the end is some kind of an order to enforce the existing parenting plan. Someone suggested a motion for a contempt order.
Any experience here? I want something I can enforce.
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