Switching schools

[penelope10]

Unless this is part of the court order Mom DOES NOT have to allow you to be part of the decisions regarding schooling of the child--That is between her and the child's other parent.

Trying to insert yourself into areas that you have no legal right to do so in will only add grease to the fire as far as bad feelings go. A POA is not the same as a court order---several members have pointed this out to you.

 

[penelope10]

OP---seriously, unless your husband and his ex went to court over this issue, and the court ruled that this become a part of the order, you do not have a leg to stand on.

I could give a POA to my daughter's Aunt in the case of an emergency and Dad and I can't be reached. Does this mean that the Aunt has the right to go to school meetings with me? Of course not---Aunt has no legal standing without a court order. You have a POA, but you don't have a court order. You weren't a party to the divorce or to the parenting plan the court set out for the parents. Unless your husband petitioned the court, the ex responded, they appeared before a judge, and the judge made a ruling, right now you would have as much power as my daughter's Aunt.