Just curious on how the wording is provided for in your agreement. Is it along the lines of either of these:
Dad shall be entitled to exercise his access with his children at his residence begining after school on friday, with the children being returned on day before their return to school.
or
Dad shall be entitled to access with the children at his residence provided the flight does not leave at any time prior to the end of on friday, with the children being returned on day before their return to school.
Not knowing exactly how the agreement/consent was EXACTLY worded, it is hard to know if he is actually not following the order.
In my opinion, one of two things are happening:
a) dad is trying to maximize the limited amount of time he is getting with his kids; or
b) there are limited times for flights to and from each province and this is one of the times which would be reasonable.
I say the above because, lets say OP gets her way and they get an after school flight. Now, I doubt it will be immediately after school, as you generally have to check in 2 hours prior to the flight. So that makes the flight at least 6pm (figuring school is done at 3pm, then a bit of a drive and check in at 4pm). Then, there is the length of the flight. I could be anywhere from 2-3 hours. So the children land around 8 or 9pm. Then there is getting through the airport at his place and the drive home to dads. So there is a good chance that by leaving after school he pretty much loses 1 night with kids as they won't be back to dads until possibly 10-11pm and will most likely be exhausted from a day at school and long trip.
And the above is with the PERFECT timing and living reasonably close to the airport. If the flight should leave at lets say 9pm, the kids aren't getting to bed until possibly 2-3am on Saturday morning. So OP is fighting for an after school flight, notwithstanding that flight may cause the dad to lose time with his kids and cause her own kids to be up until the middle of the night...nice....
So IMO, it is in your children's best interest to leave at a reasonable time of day. Whether or not the cost is cheaper is irrelevant. It will allow the children to arrive at his house at a reasonable time and allow dad to enjoy time with his children that he is entitled to receive. It is simply in the best interests of the kids.
Dad shall be entitled to exercise his access with his children at his residence begining after school on friday, with the children being returned on day before their return to school.
or
Dad shall be entitled to access with the children at his residence provided the flight does not leave at any time prior to the end of on friday, with the children being returned on day before their return to school.
Not knowing exactly how the agreement/consent was EXACTLY worded, it is hard to know if he is actually not following the order.
In my opinion, one of two things are happening:
a) dad is trying to maximize the limited amount of time he is getting with his kids; or
b) there are limited times for flights to and from each province and this is one of the times which would be reasonable.
I say the above because, lets say OP gets her way and they get an after school flight. Now, I doubt it will be immediately after school, as you generally have to check in 2 hours prior to the flight. So that makes the flight at least 6pm (figuring school is done at 3pm, then a bit of a drive and check in at 4pm). Then, there is the length of the flight. I could be anywhere from 2-3 hours. So the children land around 8 or 9pm. Then there is getting through the airport at his place and the drive home to dads. So there is a good chance that by leaving after school he pretty much loses 1 night with kids as they won't be back to dads until possibly 10-11pm and will most likely be exhausted from a day at school and long trip.
And the above is with the PERFECT timing and living reasonably close to the airport. If the flight should leave at lets say 9pm, the kids aren't getting to bed until possibly 2-3am on Saturday morning. So OP is fighting for an after school flight, notwithstanding that flight may cause the dad to lose time with his kids and cause her own kids to be up until the middle of the night...nice....
So IMO, it is in your children's best interest to leave at a reasonable time of day. Whether or not the cost is cheaper is irrelevant. It will allow the children to arrive at his house at a reasonable time and allow dad to enjoy time with his children that he is entitled to receive. It is simply in the best interests of the kids.
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