Creating schedules is complicated and even more so when you have to organize the time between more people, as is the case with families, especially with more members. For example, when there are several children, each has a certain entrance to the school, exit, or extracurricular clubs. That’s why parents have to negotiate to make it work for everyone, but division can also complicate things. For example, in this Reddit case, a mother in Texas wants to change her custody arrangement, but she and her children’s dad split 50/50. Even the father provides child support, even though neither is the “primary” parent.
Redditor No_Archer_9729 shared in r/legaladvice his concerns about a family case. This Texas dad says that he and the mother of his four children don’t live together, but that they have been in a 50/50 custody arrangement for two years, and that his ex-wife wants to go to court and change it. Usually, both parents take turns with one week of care and one week off, but OP usually takes care of dropping his kids off at school in the mornings. However, OP recently got a new job, and mornings became difficult for him, so he temporarily relied on his ex-wife to drop his children off early at school.
But that’s not all. The children’s mother wants the father to spend less time with their children, only on the weekends. In addition, she wants to have control of all major decisions for her children without OP. Besides, the mom also demands that OP start paying $1,290 a month for child support, when OP pays $800, even though they split the parental responsibilities 50/50. Users were quick to give their own perspective on the matter:
This is spot on. Fairness doesn’t always align with legal rights. She can ask for anything, but your best shot is prepping your case solidly with your lawyer.
BlossomSnaps
In the comments, many users asked OP if there was another issue with his ex-wife besides the temporary change in the drop-off of his children at school. Some even wondered if OP was earning more with his new job, and that it could all be because his mom wanted more money. However, OP believes it is all due to their schedules. The ex-wife works weekends, so even though they split the custody 50/50, she doesn’t spend as much time with her kids and needs help caring for them on the weekends. So, some Redditors suggested changing their 50/50 arrangement to certain hours. The father seemed to like the idea, so let’s hope that these parents do not have to go to court for this case.
