ConcernedDad has a trial seating January 24. Amidst waiting for this date to come by him and his ex have been communicating amicably, up until recently when she acquired new full time employment and wishes ConcernedDad to adhere to yet another schedule that revolves around her work schedule.
ConcernedDad doesn’t know what is right anymore at this point. He definitely wants to take a child centred approach, but does this mean bending over backwards to accommodate his ex’s work schedule?
He offered his ex a week about schedule with right of first refusal, and explained that when it is her week, we would take care of their daughter, until she could pick her up (basically we would be her alternative childcare).
How will a Judge view this situation? Will he/she want ConcernedDad to work around her schedule and be accommodating? What about the fact that ConcernedDad works from 8:30am-5:30pm Monday-Friday, and I am taking care of my stepdaughter during the time he is at work?
I want to be realistic, and know what typically would happen in this scenario.
Next, what do we have to do to prepare for trial, what forms, etc? There will be no trial management, as ConcernedDad’s former lawyer somehow opted them out of management proceedings.
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ConcernedDad doesn’t know what is right anymore at this point. He definitely wants to take a child centred approach, but does this mean bending over backwards to accommodate his ex’s work schedule?
He offered his ex a week about schedule with right of first refusal, and explained that when it is her week, we would take care of their daughter, until she could pick her up (basically we would be her alternative childcare).
How will a Judge view this situation? Will he/she want ConcernedDad to work around her schedule and be accommodating? What about the fact that ConcernedDad works from 8:30am-5:30pm Monday-Friday, and I am taking care of my stepdaughter during the time he is at work?
I want to be realistic, and know what typically would happen in this scenario.
Next, what do we have to do to prepare for trial, what forms, etc? There will be no trial management, as ConcernedDad’s former lawyer somehow opted them out of management proceedings.
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The fact is things could get extremely petty, and tick off a Judge really fast, we are trying to avoid this and be realistic, but also give the kids some stabilty.
We need to know what we are looking at realistically when this is in fromt of a Judge at trial?
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