Fror

[Zephyr]

What is the name of your state? Ill


question for a friend....under the Illinois definition of "third party caregiver" (which I cannot find) is father's live in girlfriend considered a third party caregiver?

their order states

"Both parties shall have the right of first refusal to be with the minor children for any time period that the other party will be traveling out of town away from the children or if the parent is unavailable to care for the children for more than three hours. Rather than send the children to a daycare provider, grandparent or other third party caregiver, the other parent shall have the right to have the children in their care. As a result, each party shall notify the other party in advance if they will be personally unable to care for the children because they are out of town or if they will need a babysitter for more than three hours. The other parent would then have the right to have the children in their care for that specific time period that the other parent is gone. This does not interfere with grandparent time or other times when the parent is available but chooses to let the children stay with a grandparent or go to a friend's house, etc."



dad expects to invoke FROR if mom intends to leave the children with her husband yet then states his girlfriend is not a 3rd party caregiver....

thanks

 

[fairisfair]

Of course she is a third party caregiver. She is of no relation to the child. What is he nuts?

 

[Zephyr]

Of course she is a third party caregiver. She is of no relation to the child. What is he nuts?

well I certainly think so, but then who am I....

 

[LdiJ]

well I certainly think so, but then who am I....

He is a definite loon. Your husband has a greater connection to the child than his girlfriend does However I do believe that the way your order is written, that both your husband and his girlfriend are third party caregivers.

 

[fairisfair]

He is a definite loon. Your husband has a greater connection to the child than his girlfriend does However I do believe that the way your order is written, that both your husband and his girlfriend are third party caregivers.

Actually, I don't believe this is about Zephyr at all.

But I do agree, the husband would also be a 3rd party caregiver.

 

[Zephyr]

Actually, I don't believe this is about Zephyr at all.

But I do agree, the husband would also be a 3rd party caregiver.

Nope- I'm in WI, friend is in Ill...but I got the jist and passed it on Thank you both!

 

[Zephyr]

I made a mistake, I assumed GF lived with dad, but have now been told she does not- so I guess that even further supports the idea that she is third party...

 

[fairisfair]

I made a mistake, I assumed GF lived with dad, but have now been told she does not- so I guess that even further supports the idea that she is third party...

There is nothing that she could do that would make her NOT a third party. Except adopt the child.

 

[Zephyr]

There is nothing that she could do that would make her NOT a third party. Except adopt the child.

I was floored when she corrected me- I thought how in the world would someone who didn't even live there think they had that right....but alas

 

[LdiJ]

I was floored when she corrected me- I thought how in the world would someone who didn't even live there think they had that right....but alas

I don't even know how to respond to that, its so fricking far out into left field.