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AngelofMusic
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Unlike most questions about moving out of state, mine has to do with what happens when the non-custodial parent moves away.
My ex is now wanting an extended visitation with our daughter for summer, and he is claiming that he wants me to cover half the costs of her transportation from Hawaii to Seattle, Washington. He claims this is fair as he is having to fly here to get her and has to pay for his own ticket plus hers.
My feelings on this are:
1. Since he made the decision to move out of state and away from his daughter, any transportation costs are his burden/obligation.
2. Because our daughter is only 4 years old and not old enough to travel on her own, he needs to make the arrangements to have someone I can trust escort her on the plane.
3. In regards to #2, this does not include an Airport-to-Airport transport service (which I'm not even sure would take a 4-year old).
This seems common sense to me, but he claims he has received legal advice that I am 50% responsible for transportation costs in this case. Is common sense too simple? Or was he just giving me a line of B.S.?
My ex is now wanting an extended visitation with our daughter for summer, and he is claiming that he wants me to cover half the costs of her transportation from Hawaii to Seattle, Washington. He claims this is fair as he is having to fly here to get her and has to pay for his own ticket plus hers.
My feelings on this are:
1. Since he made the decision to move out of state and away from his daughter, any transportation costs are his burden/obligation.
2. Because our daughter is only 4 years old and not old enough to travel on her own, he needs to make the arrangements to have someone I can trust escort her on the plane.
3. In regards to #2, this does not include an Airport-to-Airport transport service (which I'm not even sure would take a 4-year old).
This seems common sense to me, but he claims he has received legal advice that I am 50% responsible for transportation costs in this case. Is common sense too simple? Or was he just giving me a line of B.S.?