What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Michigan
Not my case, my concern here is only for my husband and I as 3rd party exchange. I don't know if we have any legal obligation or if we can get in trouble legally or if just falls into my daughters case.
Due to the parenting time order that has no set days or times, it just has dad notifying her 2 weeks prior to visit(long distance), it's rare she can do an exchange. I'm her main sitter, at the start there were issues and it is now in the court order, that my husband can do exchanges and I can only do the exchanges if my husband is home. No other 3rd party can, issues happened with that. I can get exact wording if that is needed.
Our legal obligation is to get the child off to dad, correct? Do I have to physically put the kid in the car or is that dads issue? It's been said on her that a parent would have to, but since I'm just a 3rd party, I don't know what I have to do.
The child is throwing a fit, screaming, running, kicking, hitting. The last exchange occurred this week, it was so bad that the police showed up. Dad tried numerous times to physically get the child in his car, as did I. The police witnessed all but 1 of my attempts, so I'm assuming by their standards it was not abuse, but in my head I felt like I was abusing the child. I'm not posting details, because I don't know if I should since I'm a 3rd party, if someone wants the details and says it ok, I will post. I'm getting myself completely out of the exchange business with this child, however there will be one more exchange coming up before my daughter can get this back into court and I want to cover my own butt only. My husband says per the court order he will be at the next exchange, however he is not attempting to physically get the kid off and said the legal ramifications will fall where they may, even it hurts our daughters case or gets us into legal trouble, but I'm not sure I should take that approach.
Not my case, my concern here is only for my husband and I as 3rd party exchange. I don't know if we have any legal obligation or if we can get in trouble legally or if just falls into my daughters case.
Due to the parenting time order that has no set days or times, it just has dad notifying her 2 weeks prior to visit(long distance), it's rare she can do an exchange. I'm her main sitter, at the start there were issues and it is now in the court order, that my husband can do exchanges and I can only do the exchanges if my husband is home. No other 3rd party can, issues happened with that. I can get exact wording if that is needed.
Our legal obligation is to get the child off to dad, correct? Do I have to physically put the kid in the car or is that dads issue? It's been said on her that a parent would have to, but since I'm just a 3rd party, I don't know what I have to do.
The child is throwing a fit, screaming, running, kicking, hitting. The last exchange occurred this week, it was so bad that the police showed up. Dad tried numerous times to physically get the child in his car, as did I. The police witnessed all but 1 of my attempts, so I'm assuming by their standards it was not abuse, but in my head I felt like I was abusing the child. I'm not posting details, because I don't know if I should since I'm a 3rd party, if someone wants the details and says it ok, I will post. I'm getting myself completely out of the exchange business with this child, however there will be one more exchange coming up before my daughter can get this back into court and I want to cover my own butt only. My husband says per the court order he will be at the next exchange, however he is not attempting to physically get the kid off and said the legal ramifications will fall where they may, even it hurts our daughters case or gets us into legal trouble, but I'm not sure I should take that approach.
