Q: My ex refuses to respond to anything unless it benefits them, not our 15 year old daughter.
I told them in August 2020 that we had a vacation planned in July 2021. It was a week long, and I asked them to switch their one day in the middle of our family vacation and they never answer me. My daughter has told them that she going and they laugh at her. Then our custody agreement states the parent taking custody is required to handle the transportation. We will be 9 hours away still within the state, I have asked them to switch their days as neither of us get a solid week in our parenting agreement. My daughter has been hysterical thinking she won’t be able to go on our family vacation. I already made accommodations and paid for plane tickets and still crickets. They have a history of not responding but I’ve never not complied. If they don’t let me take her on our trip, they would require me to for go 6 of my days or lose the $4000 spent on our family trip. Not sure what to do..because of this same pattern in the past, I haven’t been able to take her on a real family vacation.
A: Since there are only about two weeks left in July, it appears that it may be too late for you to ask the court to order a change to the shared custody arrangement. Next time seek a court order months in advance.
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