Can court order force son to miss football pictures?

[LdiJ]

Let's remember that Dad has every other week parenting time. And apparently permits participation on his weeks. Yes, one evening is likely Mom's (I assume they each get Thursday evening dinner on the off week), but foregoes an evening of his time for this activity. A few minutes before/after a game of facetime is hardly equivalent.

I am not sure that I would call it an "evening" even. The games are pretty short for the younger ones, at least they are for my grandson. His games are only 45 minutes long. If his started at 5:15 they would be over by 6:00. Hardly the whole evening.

 

[HRZ]

Time for SP to butt out and stop adding to fuss.

Very unfortunate that even Solomon could not sort out this playground level squabble ...yes dad is on high technical ground to demand the order be followed exactly as written ...I just gotta suspect there is more to this squabble ....power, control and unclear what is best for child ...drawing straws might be far cheaper than paying court to divine ?

 

[cbg]

Since bottom lining it evidently didn't work the first time, let's try again.

Can court order force son to miss football pictures?

Yes. The court can force the son to miss the football pictures. If the pictures are to be taken when it is Dad's time, and the parents are not sufficiently grown up to manage this issue themselves, the court is not likely to decide that having their picture taken with the football team is more important than spending their time with Dad. The court is also not likely to be very happy with parents who are unable to come to an understanding between them and need the court to micromanage them. But Dad is on firm ground here. Mom (NOT STEPDAD) needs to either come up with a workable solution that Dad will accept, or Mom and Stepdad need to accept that Kiddo is not going to be in the football picture.

 

[CdwJava]

And, it is the child that loses out in this struggle ... sad.

 

[LdiJ]

Since bottom lining it evidently didn't work the first time, let's try again.

Can court order force son to miss football pictures?

Yes. The court can force the son to miss the football pictures. If the pictures are to be taken when it is Dad's time, and the parents are not sufficiently grown up to manage this issue themselves, the court is not likely to decide that having their picture taken with the football team is more important than spending their time with Dad. The court is also not likely to be very happy with parents who are unable to come to an understanding between them and need the court to micromanage them. But Dad is on firm ground here. Mom (NOT STEPDAD) needs to either come up with a workable solution that Dad will accept, or Mom and Stepdad need to accept that Kiddo is not going to be in the football picture.

Sad for kiddo, but you are 100% correct.

 

[LdiJ]

However, if I were mom and stepdad, since stepdad is the coach, I might try to reschedule the picture taking so that it happened early enough that mom could deliver the child to dad's house AFTER the picture was taken.

 

[stealth2]

However, if I were mom and stepdad, since stepdad is the coach, I might try to reschedule the picture taking so that it happened early enough that mom could deliver the child to dad's house AFTER the picture was taken.

I suspect it may be league-scheduled. Otherwise, the Coach could easily have arranged pictures on Mom's week.

 

[RJR]

My wife had two boys before we got married. She shares joint custody with her ex (never married). It's week on/week off. The ex has visitation which occurs every Thursday from 5-8pm. The youngest has football pictures at 4:45 pm and a game at 5:15 pm. The dad says he'll call the cops if we don't drop off the boys at his residence at 5pm. This would cause him to miss pictures. Is there anything we can do?

Since no settlement clause was breached, just being foretold, maybe, there is nothing for a court to rule on.

 

[stealth2]

Since no settlement clause was breached, just being foretold, maybe, there is nothing for a court to rule on.

WHAT are you talking about?

 

[LdiJ]

I suspect it may be league-scheduled. Otherwise, the Coach could easily have arranged pictures on Mom's week.

Could be, but if coach could get it done 15 minutes earlier, I suspect that the child could participate in the picture and still be to dad's by 5:00 PM. Depending on how close the field is to dad's house, maybe even 5 or 10 minutes earlier.

 

[stealth2]

Could be, but if coach could get it done 15 minutes earlier, I suspect that the child could participate in the picture and still be to dad's by 5:00 PM. Depending on how close the field is to dad's house, maybe even 5 or 10 minutes earlier.

There is a game after.

 

[TigerD]

Mom and Dad are going back to court at some point over their inability to put their child first and co-parent. You might as well start setting money aside for the coming case. I hate the stupid crap like this that I have to deal with. What you haven't said anything about is the all the little crap Mom and you have done to drive the relationships to where they are at. Don't argue - of course you have. It's human nature. Might as well just plan on returning to court and rip the bandaid off.

 

[RJR]

WHAT are you talking about?

The question was CAN a court order.... Supposedly she is asking about some legal action that has not taken place yet.

 

[stealth2]

The question was CAN a court order.... Supposedly she is asking about some legal action that has not taken place yet.

I'll consider it safe to assume that you didn't bother reading the thread.

 

[RJR]

I'll consider it safe to assume that you didn't bother reading the thread.

I read it.