curious_cat
Junior Member
What is the name of your state? California
I have a son, age 15. I have decided to make him "busy"... so that dad has to give us some visitation weekends. Busy = enrolling my boy in soccer. (never in sports before). Games are on Saturdays, dad lives 2hrs away - thus, dad would only have him Saturday night and bring him back Sunday at noon. This shaves off 24 hrs of visitation.
No court would deny me enrolling him into sports as I would make sure they viewed it as "in my son's best interest". My son will go along with this - he always does. Then when he is 16, his father will have to get used to not seeing him at all because my son will be working weekends and such... no court would stand it the way of my son trying to make a few extra bucks, right?
Obviously - I don't like my ex and have made sure I have alligned the child with me where his father is concerened over the years.
His father will naturally fight to see him through the courts when this all takes place... but I'm confident that the courts will side with me/my son as a part of growing up and through their ignorance (which I have witnessed time and time agian through the years) and cut dads visitation.
Child support should go up substantually once this takes place because dad will no longer have him every other weekend or for the 5 weeks in the summer do to a "busy teen life".
Will I need to file a motion for more support given the change in time shared with our son, or will the courts automatically do this once my EX files to keep orders as they are? (which won't be granted because my son's an eager beaver to make me happy.) I will ask for full support on based on the guideline child support... will there be any snags in getting this? Dad will fight that he is not willing to give up his time...thus why should he have to pay. The ex knows my game...the courts do not. They just assume I have no bitterness as my EX is going overboard.
Will the argument of dad saying he doesn't want to give up time effect the guideline support I should be awarded?
I have a son, age 15. I have decided to make him "busy"... so that dad has to give us some visitation weekends. Busy = enrolling my boy in soccer. (never in sports before). Games are on Saturdays, dad lives 2hrs away - thus, dad would only have him Saturday night and bring him back Sunday at noon. This shaves off 24 hrs of visitation.
No court would deny me enrolling him into sports as I would make sure they viewed it as "in my son's best interest". My son will go along with this - he always does. Then when he is 16, his father will have to get used to not seeing him at all because my son will be working weekends and such... no court would stand it the way of my son trying to make a few extra bucks, right?
Obviously - I don't like my ex and have made sure I have alligned the child with me where his father is concerened over the years.
His father will naturally fight to see him through the courts when this all takes place... but I'm confident that the courts will side with me/my son as a part of growing up and through their ignorance (which I have witnessed time and time agian through the years) and cut dads visitation.
Child support should go up substantually once this takes place because dad will no longer have him every other weekend or for the 5 weeks in the summer do to a "busy teen life".
Will I need to file a motion for more support given the change in time shared with our son, or will the courts automatically do this once my EX files to keep orders as they are? (which won't be granted because my son's an eager beaver to make me happy.) I will ask for full support on based on the guideline child support... will there be any snags in getting this? Dad will fight that he is not willing to give up his time...thus why should he have to pay. The ex knows my game...the courts do not. They just assume I have no bitterness as my EX is going overboard.
Will the argument of dad saying he doesn't want to give up time effect the guideline support I should be awarded?