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JBMD

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What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? OK

Well, it's been awhile since I've posted and honestly I can't say that I've missed having to post here! However, there is yet another chapter to the never ending saga with the ex. I just wanted to get some thoughts and opinions from you guys.

The ex has just gotten a divorce from her husband (the guy she had an affair with - not surprised). Currently, we have week on/week off schedule. However, for some reason she feels that it is ok to send my son to spend "time" with her ex when she needs to do something else. So, he spent Labor Day with his ex-stepfather. I'm not very thrilled about this, as I feel that if she needs care for my son then he should be with me. She does not agree and we've recently had an argument about it and she proceeded to tell our son that the reason that her and her new husband got a divorce is because it was my fault that they argued all the time. I highly doubt that, but she has spewed it to our son. She also told him that the reason that we got a divorce is because I am mean. She spewed some other crap to him as well. I know that she is only spewing crap to my son because she is mad at me, but this makes me very angry as I do not and have never said anything bad about her to him. I believe that no matter what happens between the two of us, it is none of my son's concern. He asks questions and I always tell him that "mommy and daddy don't always agree on what is best for him, so we need to work things out and that his worry should be on school and friends."

I didn't really mean for this to be drawn out, but I'm not sure how else to explain the situation.

Any opinions?
 


CJane

Senior Member
If Labor Day was Mom's holiday and she chose to allow kiddo to spend time with a family friend, that's really not your concern.

If you want kiddo w/you unless he's w/Mom then you need a Right of First Refusal clause in your custody order. And you'd need a reason other than "she lets him spend time w/other people" to do it.

The first step to not fighting with Mom is to stop thinking you have any say at all in what happens on her time barring actual physical danger to the child.
 

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