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    1. L

      advice?

      Thanks to those who answered. One clarification to BL--I don't understand your remark that I "tell her to speak to her dad." I don't. I speak to him. However, he responds by giving her a hard time. However, you are right (mea culpa) that I too (unwittingly, however) have responded in ways...
    2. L

      advice?

      I live in Illiois, but Texas has jurisdiction. I've been divorced 7 years and have had custody of my 9 year-old daughter since the divorce. Ex sees her once a month and during the holidays. Things are very contentious and we have been back in court many times, most recently last December when...
    3. L

      should I be present?

      Thanks for answering. I tend to think that too, but my lawyer was adament last time around that it wasn't necessary and might even annoy the judge. Is it possible to somehow address the impropriety of allowing new testimony to be offered during the motion for entry trial? My lawyer says, why...
    4. L

      should I be present?

      My ex and I went to court 8 months ago. He was suing for custody, I was suing to raise support and alter traveling arrangments. In the end, I retained custody, support was raised, etc. For the last 8 months, I have been struggling to get the order signed. Since ex was unhappy with what hte...
    5. L

      Opposing Counsel conflict of interest?

      Sorry, my message was to the original poster--I should have made that clear. In any case, I take really exception to the statement that "I am a better parent because I make more money and I've remarried so I can provide a 'real' family." My ex made this arguement in our recent custody case...
    6. L

      Opposing Counsel conflict of interest?

      Gosh, she is clearly a loser--works 9-10 hours a day to support her kid, when you make more money and have thoughtfully provided (a non-working???) stepmom that you could leave the kid with while you are out making those big bucks. Clearly there is no question at all about who the better parent is.
    7. L

      what do you think?

      Thanks for answering. Of course, my decree doesn't address everything--and even when it does, it causes conflict. I have to say that I don't understand why some NCP's insist that their parenting duties don't involve any of the routine and sometimes not so fun aspects of parenting--overseeing...
    8. L

      what do you think?

      My ex sued me for custody about 7 months ago and lost but he is constantly threatening to do it again. Now another conflict has come up that he says reveals that I am a bad parent. I asked my ex if he would take care of my daughter's routine dental check ups while she is with him. Here's...
    9. L

      summer visitation question

      to Inquiry I've explained my problems with camps, as well as my concern about transition and asked ex why he insists on dividing it up. He told me that he didn't have to make my life easier and that I make plenty of money so I should just pay up. So much for communication . . . As for how...
    10. L

      summer visitation question

      to Tigger Wow! That is interesting. I've explained to the ex about problems finding camps, etc.--his comment was "too bad."
    11. L

      summer visitation question

      to Nextwife When I spoke of daycare I meant summer camps since my daughter is going into the 4th grade. Where I live (Chicago), the camps that are conveniently located and affordable don't offer one week sessions--they go both the month, 3 week, or two week sessions. My daughter likes to go...
    12. L

      summer visitation question

      I am not sure how to answer your question. Ex is allowed by our decree to decide how he wants to take his 6 weeks. I am not sure why he breaks it up like this.
    13. L

      summer visitation question

      My ex gets 6 weeks of summer visitation. I have no problem with that, but he takes it in 3 week intervals. My daughter goes for 3 weeks, comes home for 2, and then goes for another 3. Breaking it up this way doubles the cost (my daughter flies from Illinois to Texas), it creates problems...
    14. L

      grandmother's illness, school, and NCP

      Thanks for answering. Do you think it would be better to head off any reaction on the part of the ex by informing him? I thought about writing him, "My mom is sick, and we're going to visit, so she'll miss some school. I've cleared it with the teacher."
    15. L

      grandmother's illness, school, and NCP

      My mom is very ill and has been diagnoses with cancer. She will have surgery in two weeks. She'd like to see my daughter before then, but my daughter is scheduled to fly to visit her father the day after school ends (a week from Friday). They are very close. I am contemplating having my...
    16. L

      passport issue

      My daughter got a passport five years ago, before there was the rule that NCP must sign off as well. During that time, we traveled overseas often with ex's knowledge. Now my daughter's passport has expired and when I asked ex to sign the form to get it renewed, he refused. I'm not sure why...
    17. L

      motion for entry (again!)

      I went to court with ex last December. He was suing for custody, and I was suing to raise support and alter the travel arrangements for visitation. I retained custody, support was raised, etc. His lawyer produced a draft of an order that did not mesh with the judge's verbal order, so my...
    18. L

      visitation, minor child, cancelled flights

      to kris... I don't know what you are talking about. I said the next morning was preferable since it was already so late. He said, if I wouldn't agree to a flight at 6 p.m. the next day, he'd send her out on the later flight that evening. In any case, could you, just maybe, deal with the...
    19. L

      visitation, minor child, cancelled flights

      Huh? My question is, does anyone else in a similar situation have language in their decree that clarifies how this should be handled. So, if you don't have info on that, maybe you should take a pass. It is ok, I think, not to have an opinion on everything.
    20. L

      visitation, minor child, cancelled flights

      What is the name of your state? TX has jurisdiction, we live in IL My 8 year old daughter flies to visit her father once a month, from Chicago to Dallas. The NCP lives about 2 hours outside of Dallas. Last night because of bad weather her flight home was delayed for several hours and...

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