Q: Mother has residential custody but father has full legal decision making, can court prohibit mom from school?
Recently we had an RMC and father requested a court order to enroll child in a muslim school. Mother opposed but court issued order stating that he has legal decisión making rights. In addition, the court went out of its way to rule that I (mother) not have ANY CONTACT with the school. How is this going to work if I am supposed to get my daughter ready to school, fill out the hot lunch paperwork because we recieve food stamps, do the pickups when she is sick, what if my daughter needs to call me? What if there is an emergency and she needs to be picked up? What about chaperoning and field trips, volunteering at the school? Uniforms? How will this work? Can i file a motion to set aside? To reconsider? Is there something i can do? Father is our abuser, he is convicted of DV (took a plea for assault) and continues to play games. NEW PD report has been made due to my daughter disclosing in her journal WHY she did not want to go see father for visits, and it involves him hitting her.
A:
Yes, the Court can prohibit you from going to the school.
Yes, you can file a Motion to Reconsider. List out the reasons you mentioned here, but do so more softly. The reasons you mention are all valid ones.
This happened at an RMC? The Court can't make orders at an RMC unless the parties agree to something.
I think you would benefit from consulting with an attorney.
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