Moving far away, who pays for the increased cost?

[Wyntermcd]

So recently I've posted about the ex moving over 2 hours away. Unfortunately I don't think we can properly contest the move, especially as the children seem to wish to make this move and the ex seems to be willing to agree to extra time for Xmas, march break and summer to make up for the time.

So here's my question.

Who drops the kids off and picks them up?

Is it reasonable to insist that the ex do so and absorb the travel costs this move will incur? (It's like $100 in gas each weekend the kids would be supposed to come down, neither of us is rich and we both have our own financial difficulties, however am I wrong in thinking we should not be financially burdened due to the ex wanting to move to this location? Especially since the supposed reason is for a better income?)

 

[HammerDad]

Generally it is the person who moves that is responsible for the increased costs of exercising parenting time.

What is the current regime for transportation?

You should ask that:

a. you only be responsible for your usual driving distance. Anything over and above what you normally drive, they will be responsible for. So if you drive 20km one way now, you will continue to drive 20km (or about) to a neutral exchange location.

b. they reduce c/s (as you are the ncp here) by an amount equal to the increased costs you may incur.

 

[Wyntermcd]

We currently live a five minute drive away, and normally we go pick the kids up.

 

[OrleansLawyer]

a. you only be responsible for your usual driving distance. Anything over and above what you normally drive, they will be responsible for. So if you drive 20km one way now, you will continue to drive 20km (or about) to a neutral exchange location.

b. they reduce c/s (as you are the ncp here) by an amount equal to the increased costs you may incur.

These may be difficult to enforce, or obtain at court..

the ex do so and absorb the travel costs this move will incur?

FCSG s.10(2)b

10. (1) On either spouse’s application, a court may award an amount of child support that is different from the amount determined under any of sections 3 to 5, 8 or 9 if the court finds that the spouse making the request, or a child in respect of whom the request is made, would otherwise suffer undue hardship.
Circumstances that may cause undue hardship

(2) Circumstances that may cause a spouse or child to suffer undue hardship include the following:
(b) the spouse has unusually high expenses in relation to exercising access to a child;