I need some help quickly.
When my ex and I separated he insisted that the girls be kept at their current school to minimize the changes going on in their lives. I agreed and filled out the transfer application - they were accepted and are currently at that school.
I purchased a house not far from their school but not within the school boundaries.
When my ex started looking for a place to live he decided to rent a townhouse close to his work instead of near where the girls go to school. He is now finding it extremely difficult to drive them to/from the babysitters and now wants to transfer them to a school near him. I want to move them to the school near our house. It is just a 2 minute walk up the street. In addition, they are on the waiting list for childcare at that school (and at the school they are currently attending) and will definitely be accepted come next September.
I don't think they should be schooled near him for the following reasons:
1. They have lived in this area for the last 2 years and although we live in a different neighbourhood now they are still close to their friends.
2. He rents and could move somewhere else. He is in construction and works all over the city. Then the girls would need to change schools again.
3. I believe it is important that they go to school close to where they live so they can make friends in their neighbourhood.
If we put them in a school somewhere between the two of us they would be designated transfer strudents. Being transfer students at a school means they are not treated the same as the other students - ie: they are not eligible for bussing - they have to apply for empty seats, etc. There are a whole host of issues with being transfer students that we've already run into.
My problem is - how the heck to I resolve this? We have no written agreement. He had a draft written up which I had reviewed by a lawyer and agreed to but he won't sign it now. Can I go to the court and ask for some kind of ruling to allow me to put them in the school near me?
What should I do??
When my ex and I separated he insisted that the girls be kept at their current school to minimize the changes going on in their lives. I agreed and filled out the transfer application - they were accepted and are currently at that school.
I purchased a house not far from their school but not within the school boundaries.
When my ex started looking for a place to live he decided to rent a townhouse close to his work instead of near where the girls go to school. He is now finding it extremely difficult to drive them to/from the babysitters and now wants to transfer them to a school near him. I want to move them to the school near our house. It is just a 2 minute walk up the street. In addition, they are on the waiting list for childcare at that school (and at the school they are currently attending) and will definitely be accepted come next September.
I don't think they should be schooled near him for the following reasons:
1. They have lived in this area for the last 2 years and although we live in a different neighbourhood now they are still close to their friends.
2. He rents and could move somewhere else. He is in construction and works all over the city. Then the girls would need to change schools again.
3. I believe it is important that they go to school close to where they live so they can make friends in their neighbourhood.
If we put them in a school somewhere between the two of us they would be designated transfer strudents. Being transfer students at a school means they are not treated the same as the other students - ie: they are not eligible for bussing - they have to apply for empty seats, etc. There are a whole host of issues with being transfer students that we've already run into.
My problem is - how the heck to I resolve this? We have no written agreement. He had a draft written up which I had reviewed by a lawyer and agreed to but he won't sign it now. Can I go to the court and ask for some kind of ruling to allow me to put them in the school near me?
What should I do??
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