Q: What falls under joint decision making in regards to religion? My ex husband claims only baptism... Thank you.
My ex husband has involved our daughter in a religion that I have expressed my feelings of being against several times and he continues to involve her. We have joint decision making rights and he claims I only have a say regarding her being baptized and that I do not have a say in terms of whether or not he continues to educate her in this particular religion. Can you confirm what rights I have under joint decision making? I do not practice a religion myself and I realize it may seem since I'm not fighting for our daughter to be educated in my particular belief that I'm just being difficult however, I've always had issues with this particular religion, which he has always known about, but his new wife follows this belief and therefore it becomes his and our daughters by default apparently. Is he violating joint decision making? Thank you.
A: THIS MAY DEPEND ON THE EXACT WORDING OF YOUR AGREEMENT.IN GENERAL, THE COURT SEEM OK WITH A PARENT TAKING A CHILD TO RELIGIOUS SERVICES DURING THAT PARENT'S PARENTING TIME. YOU MAY BE ABLE TO REQUEST A MODIFICATION TO YOUR PARENTING PLAN TO GIVE ONE OR THE OTHER OF YOU SOLE DECISION MAKING REGARDING RELIGION. YOU SHOULD CONSULT AN ATTORNEY TO REVIEW YOUR PAPERS AND ADVISE YOU.
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