Ceruleandragon28
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What is the name of your state? MI
I have primary custody of my 14 year old daughter. My ex husband is military living overseas in a non-combat situation and has had little to do with her in the last 8 years. The court order for parenting time does allow for a weekly phone call. Sometimes he calls, sometimes he doesn't and it's often not at the allotted time.
He's an NCO with over 12 years in so he brings home close to $7000 a month according to our Friend of the Court paperwork.
I work. My husband works. We have a younger special needs child and both children participate in sports, which I pay for in full. He pays his child support as required but doesn't contribute to anything else like sports, school supplies, birthdays, holidays and the like even though those are a 50/50 split in the orders.
For the last month my ex has been missing his phone time on and off because I'm at work or activites and we don't have a landline. So when my work schedule changed I asked that instead of getting mad at me because I'm busy and need my phone in case of an incident with my son, that he provide her a phone to ensure he can have his phone time in the event I'm not around. She has as already destroyed 3 phones previously. Two of them were purchased by me and one was a gift from my mother in law. Shattered them within the first month. We really aren't in a financial position to add another line either. Considering the phone he has, the car he drives, a $40 little prepaid wouldn't hurt him at all.
He sent me a nasty email today, flat out refusing and saying since I have custody it's my job to be home when he calls. Am I out of line for requesting he provide the phone? I'm not trying to alienate him from our daughter, but I have bills to pay and another child to consider. Do I need to file a motion to request he be responsible for providing the means of contact and initiating it?
I have primary custody of my 14 year old daughter. My ex husband is military living overseas in a non-combat situation and has had little to do with her in the last 8 years. The court order for parenting time does allow for a weekly phone call. Sometimes he calls, sometimes he doesn't and it's often not at the allotted time.
He's an NCO with over 12 years in so he brings home close to $7000 a month according to our Friend of the Court paperwork.
I work. My husband works. We have a younger special needs child and both children participate in sports, which I pay for in full. He pays his child support as required but doesn't contribute to anything else like sports, school supplies, birthdays, holidays and the like even though those are a 50/50 split in the orders.
For the last month my ex has been missing his phone time on and off because I'm at work or activites and we don't have a landline. So when my work schedule changed I asked that instead of getting mad at me because I'm busy and need my phone in case of an incident with my son, that he provide her a phone to ensure he can have his phone time in the event I'm not around. She has as already destroyed 3 phones previously. Two of them were purchased by me and one was a gift from my mother in law. Shattered them within the first month. We really aren't in a financial position to add another line either. Considering the phone he has, the car he drives, a $40 little prepaid wouldn't hurt him at all.
He sent me a nasty email today, flat out refusing and saying since I have custody it's my job to be home when he calls. Am I out of line for requesting he provide the phone? I'm not trying to alienate him from our daughter, but I have bills to pay and another child to consider. Do I need to file a motion to request he be responsible for providing the means of contact and initiating it?
