State: Arizona
Background: Mother and I split up when our son was at a young age. We lived about 200 miles apart and were able to come to an agreement through the court to exchange parenting time every three weeks evenly. As of August 2014, I gained primary physical custody as our son was going to live with me and attend kindergarten in my town.
Verbiage is as follows:
“… Child will reside primarily with Father beginning August 1, 2014, with Mother’s parenting time maximized in Child’s best interest."
Since then, mother had another child (with different father) and has now moved into my town. While I thought this would be a positive move for both my son and myself, it is proving to be rather difficult. Mother now believes son should move to a new school that is closer to her location and does not want our son to attend the summer camp his friends are attending (instead she would rather him attend one in her area for her convenience). I should note that our son’s school is about 20 miles away from my home and 27 miles from her home – a seven mile difference.
While I am all for a positive relationship, I think the mother is out of line in demanding these changes to our son’s regular schedule and daily routine because she has now decided to move into town. We have been trying to maintain a steady 2-3-2 parenting schedule but her stubbornness is not easy to deal with. I am considering settling this through mediation/judge but afraid to get the short end of the stick where I am stuck with some kind of parenting plan such as “every other weekend and one evening night per week.”
What’s my move here?
Does the court take into account my son's sister?
Does the court take into account I have had primary physical custody and an established, daily routine?
Thanks in advance.
Background: Mother and I split up when our son was at a young age. We lived about 200 miles apart and were able to come to an agreement through the court to exchange parenting time every three weeks evenly. As of August 2014, I gained primary physical custody as our son was going to live with me and attend kindergarten in my town.
Verbiage is as follows:
“… Child will reside primarily with Father beginning August 1, 2014, with Mother’s parenting time maximized in Child’s best interest."
Since then, mother had another child (with different father) and has now moved into my town. While I thought this would be a positive move for both my son and myself, it is proving to be rather difficult. Mother now believes son should move to a new school that is closer to her location and does not want our son to attend the summer camp his friends are attending (instead she would rather him attend one in her area for her convenience). I should note that our son’s school is about 20 miles away from my home and 27 miles from her home – a seven mile difference.
While I am all for a positive relationship, I think the mother is out of line in demanding these changes to our son’s regular schedule and daily routine because she has now decided to move into town. We have been trying to maintain a steady 2-3-2 parenting schedule but her stubbornness is not easy to deal with. I am considering settling this through mediation/judge but afraid to get the short end of the stick where I am stuck with some kind of parenting plan such as “every other weekend and one evening night per week.”
What’s my move here?
Does the court take into account my son's sister?
Does the court take into account I have had primary physical custody and an established, daily routine?
Thanks in advance.
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