Hello everyone, I am in need of your advise and opinion please.
Parent A and Parent B, joint 50/50 custody, child elementary school age resides with one parent, another parent has typical every other weekend access.
Child continuously is asking questions why they are residing more with one parent and less with another parent and why don't they live equally with both parents.
Child expressed a wish to live 50/50 with both parents on a number of occasion.
"Access" parent contacted their ex, on a number of occasions asking to have one additional day with the child and mentioned that the child support obligations will not stop or change going forward.
"Main" parent responded saying "we spoke about it already many many times and I'm not ready".
The so called "conversations" were something like this:
- Question: I would like to get more access to the child.
- Response: a) child is too small; b)I am not ready. c) No
- Question: Why not? Could you give me a reason/reasons?
- Response: Because I said so and I don't want to talk about it..."
1. Can one parent deny more access just because they are "not ready"? The best interest of a child should be taking in consideration first of all I think, not readiness of that person
2. What can be done? How to respond to this?
Thank you
Parent A and Parent B, joint 50/50 custody, child elementary school age resides with one parent, another parent has typical every other weekend access.
Child continuously is asking questions why they are residing more with one parent and less with another parent and why don't they live equally with both parents.
Child expressed a wish to live 50/50 with both parents on a number of occasion.
"Access" parent contacted their ex, on a number of occasions asking to have one additional day with the child and mentioned that the child support obligations will not stop or change going forward.
"Main" parent responded saying "we spoke about it already many many times and I'm not ready".
The so called "conversations" were something like this:
- Question: I would like to get more access to the child.
- Response: a) child is too small; b)I am not ready. c) No
- Question: Why not? Could you give me a reason/reasons?
- Response: Because I said so and I don't want to talk about it..."
1. Can one parent deny more access just because they are "not ready"? The best interest of a child should be taking in consideration first of all I think, not readiness of that person
2. What can be done? How to respond to this?
Thank you
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