| Rebecca5 |
| (Carpal \'Tunnel) |
| 04/21/08 10:27 PM |
Re: motion to reconsider childsupport
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Okay.....look....I have been there, and done that. My ex lived 1000 miles away for years. He didn't call. He didn't show up. He canceled at the last minute 9 out of 10 parenting times. He's STILL their dad. He's STILL the most important man in their lives. I have a fantastic husband, who has been the father figure in our home since my son was 2 - now he's 10. The ex is still their dad.
If your children have a poor relationship with their father, how do you expect it to get any better if they don't see him?? They don't get a chance for it to be any different.
If he's really asking for more time, one of two things will happen: either your children will hate it, and it will get worse....or they will love it and it will get better. Either way, it will not be your fault that their relationship is what it is. Unless you are really afraid that he poses some sort of physical threat, you're doing more harm than good by denying them time together. You prevent any resolution for your children.
Be careful. If they don't learn what he's like for themselves, they will create what they want him to be like.
That being said....I stand by my first post. Unless anything substantial has changed, he doesn't really stand a chance. If he files, ask for attorney's fees.