Rachelle Felton
Junior Member
What is the name of your state?Washington
My ex has residential custody of our son. I fought for split custody, but there was some distance between our residences so I lost. He started living with her monday-friday three years ago and since then he has missed a lot of school. Last year he missed 23 days and this year he has missed 21. Only two of the absences this year were excused by a doctors note. (none were last year.) When we had split custody while he was in kindergarten (4 years ago) he also missed over twenty days during his time with her. His explanation is that when he misses the bus she lets him stay home rather than driving him to school. I am considering going to court for split custody again because now I live close to his school, and that was the deciding factor for the GAL. Are his absences excessive (am I just overreacting?)?
Will this help me at court?
My ex has residential custody of our son. I fought for split custody, but there was some distance between our residences so I lost. He started living with her monday-friday three years ago and since then he has missed a lot of school. Last year he missed 23 days and this year he has missed 21. Only two of the absences this year were excused by a doctors note. (none were last year.) When we had split custody while he was in kindergarten (4 years ago) he also missed over twenty days during his time with her. His explanation is that when he misses the bus she lets him stay home rather than driving him to school. I am considering going to court for split custody again because now I live close to his school, and that was the deciding factor for the GAL. Are his absences excessive (am I just overreacting?)?
Will this help me at court?