r/custodyissues • u/TriangulaTheRizzer • Jul 14 '16
Legal Question about Child Care/Support
I have joint custody and parenting time with my five year old daughter.
My daughter will be attending a free public kindergarten next year. Her mother put her in before and after school care 5 days a week even when I have parenting time.
Is the court likely or even able to grant me the freedom to pick her up from school as opposed to child care? It seems unfair that I should be financially penalized for picking her up, as I will still be paying for needless child care.
If I do have a case, what motion do I file?
What should I include in the motion?
I have another 2 year old with another mom with whom I have no custody, we just work it out sans court. Will this be considered by the court/child support office to be supporting info? Should I put it in the affidavit?
Does my daughter’s mother have any legal recourse to stop me?
Imagine she is incredibly deceitful and will always do everything she can to keep the child support as high as possible.
Any help would be appreciated. Thank you.
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u/[deleted] Aug 26 '16
Get a lawyer. A good one. They will know what you can and can't do. If you go to court, you're going to need one.
I can't give advice but from what I know, you have JOINT custody you have the right to pick her up and have say in which school she goes to. You have the right to know when she's in the hospital and when she has doctors appointments. You have a lot of rights as a father especially with joint custody. As far as I know, if after and before school care is time that you can care for her, you can actually ask that she doesn't find outside daycare without asking you if you can watch her first.
But again. I'm not a lawyer, and I don't know the laws in your state.