Scenario:
A couple separates (never married) ten years ago when their child was just under two years old. The agreement states that the child's maternal grandmother will provide alternate care (babysitting) and no receipts will be provided. The child is now 11 (12 in March) and up until two months ago, mother (custodial parent) has informed the father (joint custody) of the babysitting expenses incurred for the month previous. The expenses have always been paid the first of the month. No questions asked.
It is now suspected that the child is under the care of the grandmother very little if not at all. When asked for a breakdown of when the child is with grandmother, the mother refuses to provide information but says the deal is that grandmother is provided $200 a month regardless of how much time the child is there. Mother has taken to contacting father several times via email, texts and phone calls starting around the 26th of the month demanding babysitting reimbursement prior to the first of the month. Mother has also gotten the child to start calling and texting father to ask for the money. The grandmother is now interferring with access between child and father (as per the mother's request).
How easy is it to have this section of the agreement altered? Mother will likely fight every step of the way and will continue to harass father and withhold access if she doesn't get her way. Is it common to have a separation agreement written stating that no paperwork or receipts are required? How can this be changed?
A couple separates (never married) ten years ago when their child was just under two years old. The agreement states that the child's maternal grandmother will provide alternate care (babysitting) and no receipts will be provided. The child is now 11 (12 in March) and up until two months ago, mother (custodial parent) has informed the father (joint custody) of the babysitting expenses incurred for the month previous. The expenses have always been paid the first of the month. No questions asked.
It is now suspected that the child is under the care of the grandmother very little if not at all. When asked for a breakdown of when the child is with grandmother, the mother refuses to provide information but says the deal is that grandmother is provided $200 a month regardless of how much time the child is there. Mother has taken to contacting father several times via email, texts and phone calls starting around the 26th of the month demanding babysitting reimbursement prior to the first of the month. Mother has also gotten the child to start calling and texting father to ask for the money. The grandmother is now interferring with access between child and father (as per the mother's request).
How easy is it to have this section of the agreement altered? Mother will likely fight every step of the way and will continue to harass father and withhold access if she doesn't get her way. Is it common to have a separation agreement written stating that no paperwork or receipts are required? How can this be changed?
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