The_Non-Mom
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What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Wisconsin
I know you guys don't like to do third party stuff, but I was hoping someone could help with some ideas.
A buddy of my husband's and mine will be going to court for the first time next month to set up custody and visitation with his two-year-old daughter. He and his ex have been split up for about six months and had worked out an extended weekend schedule where he had his daughter every other weekend from Thursday to Tuesday and then one day during the off week.
However, Buddy got laid off from his job and has found a new job. This job does not give him a set schedule (cooking for a local university); instead he is perpetually on call. When someone doesn't come in, they call Buddy to work. He might work all seven days one week and only two days the next week. He usually gets less than a days notice of when he is to work.
Because of this new work schedule, he has absolutely no idea what kind of visitation plan to offer in court. We talked through some ideas including staying with the same visitation schedule he has now but adding an ROFR that allows Mom to have the daughter if Buddy has to work during his visitation time.
Does anyone else have any reasonable ideas? What do other on call NCP's do? Thanks for any help that I can pass along to my friend.
I know you guys don't like to do third party stuff, but I was hoping someone could help with some ideas.
A buddy of my husband's and mine will be going to court for the first time next month to set up custody and visitation with his two-year-old daughter. He and his ex have been split up for about six months and had worked out an extended weekend schedule where he had his daughter every other weekend from Thursday to Tuesday and then one day during the off week.
However, Buddy got laid off from his job and has found a new job. This job does not give him a set schedule (cooking for a local university); instead he is perpetually on call. When someone doesn't come in, they call Buddy to work. He might work all seven days one week and only two days the next week. He usually gets less than a days notice of when he is to work.
Because of this new work schedule, he has absolutely no idea what kind of visitation plan to offer in court. We talked through some ideas including staying with the same visitation schedule he has now but adding an ROFR that allows Mom to have the daughter if Buddy has to work during his visitation time.
Does anyone else have any reasonable ideas? What do other on call NCP's do? Thanks for any help that I can pass along to my friend.
