twoboysdad
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This is what our court order says regarding transportation:
"FATHER shall have the burden and bear the cost of providing all transportation to and from MOTHER'S residence for his weekly and holiday parenting time. MOTHER shall have the burden and bear the cost of providing all transportation to and from FATHER'S residence for her summer parenting time."
Here is the situation: Kids summer starts on May 22nd which in when I pick them up for my summer parenting time. Memorial Weekend per our CO is from 6pm May 24th until 9pm May 27th. This year is BM's year for Memorial Weekend.
Question: Who is responsible for getting children to BM for Memorial Weekend? Distance is almost 400 miles apart.
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Debi
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If the court order reads as stated above then BM I responsible for it.
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twoboysdad
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That is what I thought. BM is stating that holidays do not count as her summer parenting time. And the part about my respnsibility for driving on my holidays she is interpreting as her holidays as well.
ETA: What I typed in my first post was exactly from the court order
Edited by twoboysdad (05/16/13 09:23 AM)
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c_jane
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Kids are going to be travelling 800 MILES for a 3-day weekend???!!!!! That's 16 HOURS. Poor kids.
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BeachBabeRN
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Where did it say anything about how far apart they are?
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Sherron
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"Where did it say anything about how far apart they are? "
In the OP...
"Question: Who is responsible for getting children to BM for Memorial Weekend? Distance is almost 400 miles apart."
Are the kids going there for the summer or the holiday? If they're going there for the summer, mom pays, if they're going only for the holiday, dad pays.
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ssmom79
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Why would you not just let the children stay with their mother from May 22 to May 24 to avoid an 800 mile trip? I mean they get to you on May 22 and on May 24 they're to turn around and head right back to mom's? Seems a little unfair on the children.
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c_jane
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OP may be CP and already have the kids. In which case Mom is just getting them for the holiday.
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elliesmom
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If I were you I would propose that you will meet her halfway after memorial day weekend. Save yourself (and most importantly your kids) some travel. Everybody wins.
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Goodmom
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To be honest, it could go either way. Per what you wrote, the only holiday traveling was to be done by you. Either way, if I were in your shoes, I would not subject my kids to a1,200 trip a week after being subjected to an 400 mile trip. Do your kids a favor and have them come after the holiday.
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