RunToTheEdge
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I am in Texas, USA. I am looking for the community's opinion on a custody agreement's wording: how would a court interpret it? My wife and I are trying to decide how strong our case is to renegotiate the agreement that includes my stepson traveling 45 mins each way between households up to three times a week.
The back story: I recently married my wife who has a ten year old son, now my sole stepson. She and the dad landed on a custody agreement a few years ago. The relationship with a dad is not very amicable, it's unlikely we can work this outMy stepson stays with us most of the time and the following is the verbiage for dad's rights to access my stepson:
Between the clause about Wednesdays and now Sundays, too, we'll be unable to take him on any vacations! This feels like such a bummer.
So our line of questioning is this:
* given the verbiage, is there any opportunity for us to not have to lose access to my stepson every Sunday morning for the next three years?
* If we want to go on a family trip how can we ensure we're not faced with contempt of court?
* Is there an argument here that this agreement is disruptive to the child?
All in all my wife feels she made a considerable amount of concessions in this agreement including the dad paying two thirds what is standard in our state in addition to all these various times he gets visitation, so our primary goal here is whether it's going to be worth going back to court to renegotiate this agreement.
Thank you for your time.
The back story: I recently married my wife who has a ten year old son, now my sole stepson. She and the dad landed on a custody agreement a few years ago. The relationship with a dad is not very amicable, it's unlikely we can work this outMy stepson stays with us most of the time and the following is the verbiage for dad's rights to access my stepson:
It's this church clause, #3, that's going to play out to be a big thorn in our side: it turns out this communion / confirmation is a multi-year process. The classes are held for two hours every Sunday for the entire 9-month school year for THREE YEARS straight. So while we would normally have my stepson two weekends a month, now he must go to his dad's on Sundays even on our weekends.For the period starting June 11, 2016, it is ORDERED that <DAD NAME OMITTED> shall have the right to possession of the child at the following times:
1. Wednesdays – Every Wednesday, beginning at 5:30 p.m. and ending at 8:00 p.m. that same day.
2. Weekends – On the first, third, and fifth Friday of each month, beginning at the time the child’s school is dismissed, or 6:00 p.m. when school is not in session, and ending the following Sunday at 7:00 p.m.
3. Dad shall have access to the child for purposes of ensuring the child’s attendance at first communion and confirmation. Dad shall provide written documentation of the church’s class schedule at least 30 days in advance of the first class.
Between the clause about Wednesdays and now Sundays, too, we'll be unable to take him on any vacations! This feels like such a bummer.
So our line of questioning is this:
* given the verbiage, is there any opportunity for us to not have to lose access to my stepson every Sunday morning for the next three years?
* If we want to go on a family trip how can we ensure we're not faced with contempt of court?
* Is there an argument here that this agreement is disruptive to the child?
All in all my wife feels she made a considerable amount of concessions in this agreement including the dad paying two thirds what is standard in our state in addition to all these various times he gets visitation, so our primary goal here is whether it's going to be worth going back to court to renegotiate this agreement.
Thank you for your time.