Thanks again for your advice.
My ex and I live 3 1/2 hours apart so 50/50 isn't in the cards.
Mediation was ordered just last week so we are waiting for that to get scheduled. I'm definitely asking for more time. She has a copy of my proposed parenting plan and her words were 'you're trying to screw me'. I guess if she considers me being an active part of my son's life her getting screwed....
Right now I have the standard EOW and 6 weeks in summer with shared holidays.
Problem is holidays are 9-6, he goes to a year-round school (for now, who knows what the fall will bring), which only has 6 weeks off in the summer (but 10 other weeks off).
In my proposed plan I've outlined the schedule for both year-round and standard 9 month school schedules. I'm also asking the court to mandate that he cannot change schools again until he is out of elementary school.
I'm asking for holiday weekends instead of days and basically 12 weeks of 'visitation' throughout the year. If he goes to 9 month school I want him for the whole summer minus 2 weeks for her, plus 1 week at Xmas and every other spring break.
I want custody, but I'm realistic in that it's probably not going to happen unless my ex murders someone or commits some other heinous crime.
The lawyers I have worked with don't think I will have a problem getting what I am asking for. Time will tell.
My ex and I live 3 1/2 hours apart so 50/50 isn't in the cards.
Mediation was ordered just last week so we are waiting for that to get scheduled. I'm definitely asking for more time. She has a copy of my proposed parenting plan and her words were 'you're trying to screw me'. I guess if she considers me being an active part of my son's life her getting screwed....
Right now I have the standard EOW and 6 weeks in summer with shared holidays.
Problem is holidays are 9-6, he goes to a year-round school (for now, who knows what the fall will bring), which only has 6 weeks off in the summer (but 10 other weeks off).
In my proposed plan I've outlined the schedule for both year-round and standard 9 month school schedules. I'm also asking the court to mandate that he cannot change schools again until he is out of elementary school.
I'm asking for holiday weekends instead of days and basically 12 weeks of 'visitation' throughout the year. If he goes to 9 month school I want him for the whole summer minus 2 weeks for her, plus 1 week at Xmas and every other spring break.
I want custody, but I'm realistic in that it's probably not going to happen unless my ex murders someone or commits some other heinous crime.
The lawyers I have worked with don't think I will have a problem getting what I am asking for. Time will tell.