New to the forum and just have a question.
A couple I know , according to their separation agreement has 50/50 shared custody and had been doing so for 3 years 1 week on 1 week off. Recently, the father has requested a change as he is working overtime almost daily and requested every 2nd weekend as 1 week on was not feesable as he never saw his children.
Obviously he is paying more in child support expectedly. Mother and Father both agreed to a change (outside of courts) Mother is very vindictive and now hangs it over fathers head that she will take him to court because he is not following the legal seperation agreement (even though hes paying her way more and emails have been saved as proof)
My question to you knowledgeable folks is How would a court see it in a situation such as this where now because it does not suit the mother, she wants to go back to the original 1 week on and 1 week off agreement? It drives me crazy when I talk to him because she is so hurtful and IMO doesnt want her kids fulltime (yet wants the money) so she makes him feel bad that he is not seeing his kids enough. He basically makes enough money right now to pay for all the debts she left him with and child support.
Does a father have the right request to have them every 2nd weekend and pay the table amount of child support based on income yadda yadda? While I dont want him portrayed as a dead beat he is far from that. He left his marriage paying ALL of the X's debts AND paid for her lawyer bills that involved the separation AND divorce. He has taken on ALL bills owing so he has no choice BUT to work overtime as much as he can so he can survive and pay all those debts.
Sorry for ranting but I certainly appreciate any given advice
A couple I know , according to their separation agreement has 50/50 shared custody and had been doing so for 3 years 1 week on 1 week off. Recently, the father has requested a change as he is working overtime almost daily and requested every 2nd weekend as 1 week on was not feesable as he never saw his children.
Obviously he is paying more in child support expectedly. Mother and Father both agreed to a change (outside of courts) Mother is very vindictive and now hangs it over fathers head that she will take him to court because he is not following the legal seperation agreement (even though hes paying her way more and emails have been saved as proof)
My question to you knowledgeable folks is How would a court see it in a situation such as this where now because it does not suit the mother, she wants to go back to the original 1 week on and 1 week off agreement? It drives me crazy when I talk to him because she is so hurtful and IMO doesnt want her kids fulltime (yet wants the money) so she makes him feel bad that he is not seeing his kids enough. He basically makes enough money right now to pay for all the debts she left him with and child support.
Does a father have the right request to have them every 2nd weekend and pay the table amount of child support based on income yadda yadda? While I dont want him portrayed as a dead beat he is far from that. He left his marriage paying ALL of the X's debts AND paid for her lawyer bills that involved the separation AND divorce. He has taken on ALL bills owing so he has no choice BUT to work overtime as much as he can so he can survive and pay all those debts.
Sorry for ranting but I certainly appreciate any given advice
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